Palettes / Colors / #E5AED0

#E5AED0 — Light Muted Pink

#E5AED0 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#E5AED0 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEE5C3; it also sits naturally between #DEAEE5 and #E5AEB5. 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 68% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 9% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5AED0

.text { color: #E5AED0; }
.background { background-color: #E5AED0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5AED0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 174, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 51%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5AED0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 174, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5AED0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 174, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5AED0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5AED0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEE5C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5AED0: #000000.

How #E5AED0 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 #E5AED0 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

← #E5AECF  ·  #E5AED1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5AED0?

#E5AED0 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 229, 174, 208). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5AED0?

#E5AED0 is RGB 229, 174, 208 — HSL 323°, 51%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 9%, 10%.

What colors go with #E5AED0?

Its complement is #AEE5C3; analogous partners are #DEAEE5 and #E5AEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5AED0 for text?

Black text on #E5AED0 has a contrast ratio of 11.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.