Palettes / Colors / #EEC7C2

#EEC7C2 — Pale Red

#EEC7C2 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#EEC7C2 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 #C3E9EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC3D4 and #EEDEC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 78% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 18% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EEC7C2

.text { color: #EEC7C2; }
.background { background-color: #EEC7C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC7C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 199, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 56%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC7C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 199, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC7C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 199, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC7C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC7C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEC7C2

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Tones of #EEC7C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3E9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEC7C2: #000000.

How #EEC7C2 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 #EEC7C2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEC7C1  ·  #EEC7C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEC7C2?

#EEC7C2 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 199, 194). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC7C2?

#EEC7C2 is RGB 238, 199, 194 — HSL 7°, 56%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEC7C2?

Its complement is #C3E9EE; analogous partners are #EEC3D4 and #EEDEC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC7C2 for text?

Black text on #EEC7C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.