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#EECFCA — Pale Muted Red

#EECFCA is a red color we call Pale Muted 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 #EECFCA 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.

#EECFCA 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 #C9E9EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC9D6 and #EEE0C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECFCA · RGB 238, 207, 202

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Color values

HEX#EECFCA
RGB238, 207, 202
HSL8°, 51%, 86%
HSV8°, 15%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 15%, 7%
XYZ68.23, 67.07, 65.23
Yxy67.07, 0.3403, 0.3345
CIE-Lab85.54, 10.04, 6.47
Hunter Lab81.89, 9.94, 5.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECFCA

.text { color: #EECFCA; }
.background { background-color: #EECFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 207, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECFCA

#E4B2AA#DA968B#CE7669#C45A4A#AD4838#8E3B2E#702E24#4D2019#2E130F#0F0605

Tints of #EECFCA

#EFD1CD#F0D5D1#F1D8D5#F3DCD8#F4DFDC#F5E3E0#F6E6E4#F8EAE8#F9EDEC#FAF1F0

Tones of #EECFCA

#EBD0CC#E8D2CE#E6D4D1#E3D6D3#E1D7D6#DED9D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9E9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECFCA

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 #EECFCA: ·

How #EECFCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E0CBDeuteranopia · #E2E5CBTritanopia · #ECCCCC

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EECFCA rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Radiant Twilight
#F3D0C8 · #F2F7D9 · #C7F2CD · #C8EFF3
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA

Similar colors

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

#EFCEC8#EBCECB#F3D0C8#F1D3CE#F1CFD0#F1D1D0#E9CDC5#F2CBC5#F1D1D1#E7CCCC#E8D1C5#E9D4C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECFC9  ·  #EECFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECFCA?

#EECFCA is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECFCA?

#EECFCA is RGB 238, 207, 202 — HSL 8°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECFCA?

Its complement is #C9E9EE; analogous partners are #EEC9D6 and #EEE0C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECFCA for text?

Black text on #EECFCA has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.