Palettes / Colors / #E8BAEE

#E8BAEE — Pale Pink

#E8BAEE is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#E8BAEE is a cool 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 #C0EEBA; it also sits naturally between #CEBAEE and #EEBADA. 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 91% · Green 73% · Blue 93%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8BAEE

.text { color: #E8BAEE; }
.background { background-color: #E8BAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8BAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 186, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8BAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 186, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8BAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 186, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8BAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8BAEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0EEBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8BAEE: #000000.

How #E8BAEE 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 #E8BAEE 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 #E8BAEE?

#E8BAEE is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 186, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8BAEE?

#E8BAEE is RGB 232, 186, 238 — HSL 293°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 3%, 22%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E8BAEE?

Its complement is #C0EEBA; analogous partners are #CEBAEE and #EEBADA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8BAEE for text?

Black text on #E8BAEE has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.