Palettes / Colors / #EEBBC2

#EEBBC2 — Pale Red

#EEBBC2 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 #EEBBC2 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.

#EEBBC2 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 #BAEEE7; it also sits naturally between #EEBADB and #EECDBA. 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 73% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 18% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEBBC2

.text { color: #EEBBC2; }
.background { background-color: #EEBBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBBC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAEEE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEBBC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBBC2

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:

How #EEBBC2 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 #EEBBC2 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

← #EEBBC1  ·  #EEBBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBBC2?

#EEBBC2 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 187, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBBC2?

#EEBBC2 is RGB 238, 187, 194 — HSL 352°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBBC2?

Its complement is #BAEEE7; analogous partners are #EEBADB and #EECDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBBC2 for text?

Black text on #EEBBC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.