Palettes / Colors / #EEC5BE
#EEC5BE — Pale Red
#EEC5BE 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 #EEC5BE 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.
#EEC5BE 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 #BEE7EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBECF and #EEDDBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEC5BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 197, 190 |
| HSL | 9°, 59%, 84% |
| HSV | 9°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 17%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.52, 61.83, 57.25 |
| Yxy | 61.83, 0.3514, 0.3368 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.82, 13.48, 8.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.63, 13.27, 7.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 77% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEC5BE
.text { color: #EEC5BE; }
.background { background-color: #EEC5BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC5BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 197, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC5BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 197, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC5BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 197, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEC5BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC5BE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEC5BE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEE7EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEC5BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEC5BE
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 #EEC5BE: ·
How #EEC5BE 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 #EEC5BE 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 #EEC5BE?
#EEC5BE is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 197, 190). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC5BE?
#EEC5BE is RGB 238, 197, 190 — HSL 9°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEC5BE?
Its complement is #BEE7EE; analogous partners are #EEBECF and #EEDDBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEC5BE for text?
Black text on #EEC5BE has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.