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#EEBBC0 — Pale Red

#EEBBC0 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 #EEBBC0 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.

#EEBBC0 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 #BAEEE8; it also sits naturally between #EEBAD9 and #EECEBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBBC0 · RGB 238, 187, 192

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Color values

HEX#EEBBC0
RGB238, 187, 192
HSL354°, 60%, 83%
HSV354°, 21%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 19%, 7%
XYZ62.54, 57.52, 57.68
Yxy57.52, 0.3519, 0.3236
CIE-Lab80.47, 19.07, 4.51
Hunter Lab75.84, 18.82, 4.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 73% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBBC0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBBC0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBBC0

.text { color: #EEBBC0; }
.background { background-color: #EEBBC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBBC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBBC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBBC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBBC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBBC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBBC0

#E599A1#DD7882#D55864#CD3746#B42D3A#932530#721D25#52141B#310C10#100405

Tints of #EEBBC0

#EFBEC3#F1C6CA#F2CACE#F3CED2#F5D6D9#F6DADD#F7DEE1#F8E2E5#FAEBEC#FBEFF0

Tones of #EEBBC0

#EABEC2#E6C1C5#E2C5C8#DFC8CB#DBCCCE#D8D0D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAEEE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBBC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBBC0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEBBC0: ·

How #EEBBC0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D7BFDeuteranopia · #DBDFBETritanopia · #EBBEBE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEBBC0 rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Misty Monsoon
#13B98E · #35EB9F · #EE5B81 · #F3B6C2
Crimson Ruby Terrace
#B6274E · #7ADB56 · #5A7DDB · #E7B7C1
Palette F0e4d7
#F0E4D7 · #F5C0C0 · #FF7171 · #9FD8DF

Similar colors

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

#F0BEBD#F4BFBF#EEC2C2#F3B6C2#E7B7C1#F5C0C0#F5BABB#F3BFBA#E7BEC5#F1B4BB#E8BCB9#F3BCC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBBBF  ·  #EEBBC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBBC0?

#EEBBC0 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 187, 192). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBBC0?

#EEBBC0 is RGB 238, 187, 192 — HSL 354°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBBC0?

Its complement is #BAEEE8; analogous partners are #EEBAD9 and #EECEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBBC0 for text?

Black text on #EEBBC0 has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.