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#EECBC4 — Pale Red

#EECBC4 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 #EECBC4 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.

#EECBC4 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 #C4E7EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC4D2 and #EEE0C4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECBC4 · RGB 238, 203, 196

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Color values

HEX#EECBC4
RGB238, 203, 196
HSL10°, 55%, 85%
HSV10°, 18%, 93%
CMYK0%, 15%, 18%, 7%
XYZ66.58, 64.87, 61.24
Yxy64.87, 0.3455, 0.3367
CIE-Lab84.42, 11.22, 8.05
Hunter Lab80.54, 11.07, 7.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 18% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EECBC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EECBC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EECBC4

.text { color: #EECBC4; }
.background { background-color: #EECBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 203, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 55%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 203, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 203, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECBC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EECBC4

#E5AFA4#DB9384#D27765#C95B45#B24934#8E3A29#6F2D20#4F2017#2F130E#100605

Tints of #EECBC4

#EFCEC8#F0D2CC#F1D5D0#F2D9D4#F5E0DB#F6E3DF#F7E7E3#F8EAE7#F9EEEB#FAF1EF

Tones of #EECBC4

#EBCDC7#E8CFCA#E5D1CD#E2D3D0#DFD5D3#DCD7D6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4E7EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.50:1 Fails
Against black text13.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECBC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECBC4

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 #EECBC4: ·

How #EECBC4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFC6Deuteranopia · #E1E4C6Tritanopia · #ECC7C7

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 #EECBC4 rather than the exact color:

Misty Horizon
#842317 · #20B431 · #5A49DF · #EEC7C3
Crimson Terrace
#F2CBC5 · #DE7563 · #D76451 · #CC3C24
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C
Modern Petal
#7C3B20 · #51D377 · #5830BC · #E9CDC5
Palette Eac7c7
#EAC7C7 · #A0C3D2 · #F7F5EB · #EAE0DA

Similar colors

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

#EEC7C3#F2CBC5#EFCEC8#EDCCBF#E9CDC5#EAC7C7#F4CDC2#EECEBE#E7CAC3#F3C5C5#F3D0C8#EBCECB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECBC3  ·  #EECBC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECBC4?

#EECBC4 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 203, 196). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECBC4?

#EECBC4 is RGB 238, 203, 196 — HSL 10°, 55%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECBC4?

Its complement is #C4E7EE; analogous partners are #EEC4D2 and #EEE0C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECBC4 for text?

Black text on #EECBC4 has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.