Palettes / Colors / #EEBBB6
#EEBBB6 — Pale Red
#EEBBB6 is a red color we call Pale 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 #EEBBB6 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.
#EEBBB6 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 #B5E9EE; it also sits naturally between #EEB5CC and #EED6B5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEBBB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 187, 182 |
| HSL | 5°, 62%, 82% |
| HSV | 5°, 24%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 24%, 7% |
| XYZ | 61.47, 57.10, 52.04 |
| Yxy | 57.10, 0.3603, 0.3347 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.23, 17.60, 9.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.56, 17.29, 8.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 73% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEBBB6
.text { color: #EEBBB6; }
.background { background-color: #EEBBB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBBB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 62%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBBB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBBB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 182, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEBBB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBBB6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B5E9EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEBBB6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBBB6
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 #EEBBB6: ·
How #EEBBB6 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 #EEBBB6 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 #EEBBB6?
#EEBBB6 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 187, 182). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBBB6?
#EEBBB6 is RGB 238, 187, 182 — HSL 5°, 62%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 24%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEBBB6?
Its complement is #B5E9EE; analogous partners are #EEB5CC and #EED6B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEBBB6 for text?
Black text on #EEBBB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.