Palettes / Colors / #EEC6BF
#EEC6BF — Pale Red
#EEC6BF 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 #EEC6BF 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.
#EEC6BF 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 #BFE7EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBFCF and #EEDDBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEC6BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 198, 191 |
| HSL | 9°, 58%, 84% |
| HSV | 9°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 17%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.86, 62.33, 57.90 |
| Yxy | 62.33, 0.3504, 0.3367 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.09, 13.10, 8.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.95, 12.90, 7.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 78% · 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 #EEC6BF
.text { color: #EEC6BF; }
.background { background-color: #EEC6BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC6BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 198, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC6BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 198, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC6BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 198, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEC6BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC6BF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFE7EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEC6BF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEC6BF
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 #EEC6BF: ·
How #EEC6BF 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 #EEC6BF 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 #EEC6BF?
#EEC6BF is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 198, 191). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC6BF?
#EEC6BF is RGB 238, 198, 191 — HSL 9°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEC6BF?
Its complement is #BFE7EE; analogous partners are #EEBFCF and #EEDDBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEC6BF for text?
Black text on #EEC6BF has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.