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#EEC2BE — Pale Red

#EEC2BE 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 #EEC2BE 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.

#EEC2BE 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 #BEEAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEBED2 and #EEDABE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEC2BE · RGB 238, 194, 190

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Color values

HEX#EEC2BE
RGB238, 194, 190
HSL5°, 59%, 84%
HSV5°, 20%, 93%
CMYK0%, 18%, 20%, 7%
XYZ63.85, 60.48, 57.02
Yxy60.48, 0.3521, 0.3335
CIE-Lab82.10, 15.06, 7.92
Hunter Lab77.77, 14.84, 6.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 76% · Blue 75%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEC2BE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEC2BE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEC2BE

.text { color: #EEC2BE; }
.background { background-color: #EEC2BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC2BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 194, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC2BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 194, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC2BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 194, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC2BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC2BE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEC2BE

#E6A49E#DE857D#D5675D#CD483C#B2392E#922F26#72241D#511A15#31100D#100504

Tints of #EEC2BE

#EFC6C2#F0CAC6#F2D1CE#F3D5D2#F5D9D6#F6DDDB#F7E1DF#F9E8E7#FAECEB#FBF0EF

Tones of #EEC2BE

#EBC5C1#E7C8C5#E4CBC8#E0CECC#DDD0CF#D9D3D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEEAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEC2BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEC2BE

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 #EEC2BE: ·

How #EEC2BE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBBFDeuteranopia · #DEE1BFTritanopia · #ECC0C0

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 #EEC2BE rather than the exact color:

Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Vivid Monsoon
#1F9AA2 · #5BD2E0 · #D93F35 · #ECC2B9
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Misty Horizon
#842317 · #20B431 · #5A49DF · #EEC7C3
Gentle Orchard
#F3BFBA · #EB7B70 · #BD2C1E · #53140E

Similar colors

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

#EEC2C2#F0BEBD#ECC2B9#F4BFBF#EEC7C3#F3BFBA#EAC8BC#F5C0C0#E7C5C1#E6C4C0#E9C3C5#E8C4C4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEC2BD  ·  #EEC2BF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEC2BE?

#EEC2BE is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 194, 190). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC2BE?

#EEC2BE is RGB 238, 194, 190 — HSL 5°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEC2BE?

Its complement is #BEEAEE; analogous partners are #EEBED2 and #EEDABE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC2BE for text?

Black text on #EEC2BE has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.