Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #EEBFC4

#EEBFC4 — Pale Red

#EEBFC4 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EEBFC4 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.

#EEBFC4 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 #BFEEE9; it also sits naturally between #EEBFDB and #EED1BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBFC4 · RGB 238, 191, 196

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#EEBFC4
RGB238, 191, 196
HSL354°, 58%, 84%
HSV354°, 20%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 18%, 7%
XYZ63.85, 59.42, 60.33
Yxy59.42, 0.3478, 0.3236
CIE-Lab81.52, 17.55, 3.88
Hunter Lab77.09, 17.35, 3.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 18% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBFC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBFC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBFC4

.text { color: #EEBFC4; }
.background { background-color: #EEBFC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBFC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBFC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBFC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBFC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBFC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBFC4

#E59EA5#DD7E88#D45E6A#CC3E4C#B12F3C#912731#711E26#51151B#300D10#100405

Tints of #EEBFC4

#EFC3C7#F0C7CB#F2CFD2#F3D3D6#F4D7DA#F5DBDD#F6DFE1#F9E7E9#FAEBEC#FBEFF0

Tones of #EEBFC4

#EBC2C6#E7C5C9#E4C9CB#E0CCCE#DDCFD1#D9D3D4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFEEE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBFC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBFC4

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 #EEBFC4: ·

How #EEBFC4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD9C3Deuteranopia · #DCE0C3Tritanopia · #ECC2C2

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 #EEBFC4 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628
Palette 9376e0
#9376E0 · #E893CF · #F3BCC8 · #F6FFA6
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE

Similar colors

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

#EEC2C2#E9C3C5#F3BCC8#E7BEC5#F0BEBD#F4BFBF#E8C4C4#F3C5C5#EEC7C3#F5C0C0#E6BEC8#E5C1C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBFC3  ·  #EEBFC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBFC4?

#EEBFC4 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 191, 196). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBFC4?

#EEBFC4 is RGB 238, 191, 196 — HSL 354°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBFC4?

Its complement is #BFEEE9; analogous partners are #EEBFDB and #EED1BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBFC4 for text?

Black text on #EEBFC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.