Palettes / Colors / #E59CED

#E59CED — Light Pink

#E59CED is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #E59CED 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.

#E59CED is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4ED9C; it also sits naturally between #BC9CED and #ED9CCC. 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 90% · Green 61% · Blue 93%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E59CED

.text { color: #E59CED; }
.background { background-color: #E59CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E59CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 156, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 69%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E59CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 156, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E59CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 156, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E59CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E59CED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4ED9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E59CED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E59CED

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:

How #E59CED 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 #E59CED 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

← #E59CEC  ·  #E59CEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E59CED?

#E59CED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 229, 156, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E59CED?

#E59CED is RGB 229, 156, 237 — HSL 294°, 69%, 77% — CMYK 3%, 34%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E59CED?

Its complement is #A4ED9C; analogous partners are #BC9CED and #ED9CCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E59CED for text?

Black text on #E59CED has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.