Palettes / Colors / #EEC0BD
#EEC0BD — Pale Red
#EEC0BD 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 #EEC0BD 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.
#EEC0BD 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 #BEEBEE; it also sits naturally between #EEBED3 and #EED9BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEC0BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 192, 189 |
| HSL | 4°, 59%, 84% |
| HSV | 4°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 63.29, 59.55, 56.30 |
| Yxy | 59.55, 0.3533, 0.3324 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.59, 15.97, 7.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.17, 15.73, 6.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEC0BD
.text { color: #EEC0BD; }
.background { background-color: #EEC0BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC0BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 192, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC0BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 192, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC0BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 192, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEC0BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC0BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEEBEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEC0BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEC0BD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EEC0BD: ·
How #EEC0BD 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 #EEC0BD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EEC0BD?
#EEC0BD is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 192, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC0BD?
#EEC0BD is RGB 238, 192, 189 — HSL 4°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEC0BD?
Its complement is #BEEBEE; analogous partners are #EEBED3 and #EED9BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEC0BD for text?
Black text on #EEC0BD has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.