Palettes / Colors / #EEBAAE
#EEBAAE — Light Red
#EEBAAE is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EEBAAE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#EEBAAE 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 #AFE2EE; it also sits naturally between #EEAFC3 and #EEDAAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEBAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 186, 174 |
| HSL | 11°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 11°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 22%, 27%, 7% |
| XYZ | 60.46, 56.35, 47.73 |
| Yxy | 56.35, 0.3674, 0.3425 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.81, 17.02, 13.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.07, 16.67, 11.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 73% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEBAAE
.text { color: #EEBAAE; }
.background { background-color: #EEBAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 186, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 186, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 186, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEBAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBAAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFE2EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEBAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBAAE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EEBAAE: ·
How #EEBAAE 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 #EEBAAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EEBAAE?
#EEBAAE is Light Red, a red color (RGB 238, 186, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBAAE?
#EEBAAE is RGB 238, 186, 174 — HSL 11°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 27%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEBAAE?
Its complement is #AFE2EE; analogous partners are #EEAFC3 and #EEDAAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEBAAE for text?
Black text on #EEBAAE has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.