Palettes / Colors / #EEBFBA

#EEBFBA — Pale Red

#EEBFBA is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EEBFBA 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 #BAE8EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBACE and #EED9BA. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEBFBA

.text { color: #EEBFBA; }
.background { background-color: #EEBFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAE8EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEBFBA: #000000.

How #EEBFBA 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 #EEBFBA 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

← #EEBFB9  ·  #EEBFBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBFBA?

#EEBFBA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 191, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBFBA?

#EEBFBA is RGB 238, 191, 186 — HSL 6°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBFBA?

Its complement is #BAE8EE; analogous partners are #EEBACE and #EED9BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBFBA for text?

Black text on #EEBFBA has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.