Palettes / Colors / #E496BD

#E496BD — Light Pink

#E496BD is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#E496BD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #96E4BD; it also sits naturally between #E496E4 and #E49696. 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 89% · Green 59% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 17% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E496BD

.text { color: #E496BD; }
.background { background-color: #E496BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E496BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 150, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 59%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E496BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 150, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E496BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 150, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E496BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E496BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E496BD

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Tones of #E496BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #96E4BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E496BD: #000000.

How #E496BD 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 #E496BD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E496BD?

#E496BD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 150, 189). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E496BD?

#E496BD is RGB 228, 150, 189 — HSL 330°, 59%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 17%, 11%.

What colors go with #E496BD?

Its complement is #96E4BD; analogous partners are #E496E4 and #E49696. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E496BD for text?

Black text on #E496BD has a contrast ratio of 9.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.