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#EEBCB2 — Pale Red

#EEBCB2 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 #EEBCB2 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.

#EEBCB2 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 #B4E5EE; it also sits naturally between #EEB4C7 and #EEDBB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBCB2 · RGB 238, 188, 178

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Color values

HEX#EEBCB2
RGB238, 188, 178
HSL10°, 64%, 82%
HSV10°, 25%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 25%, 7%
XYZ61.28, 57.36, 49.96
Yxy57.36, 0.3635, 0.3402
CIE-Lab80.38, 16.51, 11.91
Hunter Lab75.74, 16.19, 10.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBCB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBCB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBCB2

.text { color: #EEBCB2; }
.background { background-color: #EEBCB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBCB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 188, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 64%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBCB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 188, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBCB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 188, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBCB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBCB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBCB2

#E7A092#E08371#D96A54#D24D32#B43F27#923320#712719#541D12#32120B#110604

Tints of #EEBCB2

#EFC1B8#F1C8C0#F2CCC4#F4D3CD#F5D7D1#F6DBD5#F8E2DE#F9E6E2#FAEDEA#FBF0EE

Tones of #EEBCB2

#EAC0B8#E6C3BC#E2C6C0#DDC9C5#D9CCC9#D5CECD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4E5EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBCB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBCB2

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 #EEBCB2: ·

How #EEBCB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D8B4Deuteranopia · #DBDFB5Tritanopia · #ECB6B7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEBCB2 rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Palette 432e54
#432E54 · #4B4376 · #AE445A · #E8BCB9
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Vivid Monsoon
#1F9AA2 · #5BD2E0 · #D93F35 · #ECC2B9

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EBC3B4#EEC3AE#E8BCB9#EEB3B0#ECC2B9#F4C3B4#E5BEB5#F3BFBA#EFC6B0#F2C6B4#F0BEBD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBCB1  ·  #EEBCB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBCB2?

#EEBCB2 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 188, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBCB2?

#EEBCB2 is RGB 238, 188, 178 — HSL 10°, 64%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBCB2?

Its complement is #B4E5EE; analogous partners are #EEB4C7 and #EEDBB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBCB2 for text?

Black text on #EEBCB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.