Palettes / Colors / #EEBFB8

#EEBFB8 — Pale Red

#EEBFB8 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 #EEBFB8 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.

#EEBFB8 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 #B9E7EE; it also sits naturally between #EEB9CD and #EEDBB9. 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 75% · Blue 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 23% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEBFB8

.text { color: #EEBFB8; }
.background { background-color: #EEBFB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBFB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 61%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBFB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBFB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBFB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBFB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9E7EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEBFB8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBFB8

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 #EEBFB8 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 #EEBFB8 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

← #EEBFB7  ·  #EEBFB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBFB8?

#EEBFB8 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 191, 184). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBFB8?

#EEBFB8 is RGB 238, 191, 184 — HSL 8°, 61%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 23%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBFB8?

Its complement is #B9E7EE; analogous partners are #EEB9CD and #EEDBB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBFB8 for text?

Black text on #EEBFB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.