Palettes / Colors / #EEB5BB

#EEB5BB — Pale Red

#EEB5BB is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EEB5BB is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B4EEE8; it also sits naturally between #EEB4D7 and #EECBB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 71% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EEB5BB

.text { color: #EEB5BB; }
.background { background-color: #EEB5BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEB5BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 181, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEB5BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 181, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEB5BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 181, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEB5BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEB5BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4EEE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEB5BB: #000000.

How #EEB5BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEB5BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEB5BB?

#EEB5BB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 181, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEB5BB?

#EEB5BB is RGB 238, 181, 187 — HSL 354°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEB5BB?

Its complement is #B4EEE8; analogous partners are #EEB4D7 and #EECBB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEB5BB for text?

Black text on #EEB5BB has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.