Palettes / Colors / #E9AFCD

#E9AFCD — Light Pink

#E9AFCD is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#E9AFCD 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 #AFE9CB; it also sits naturally between #E8AFE9 and #E9AFB0. 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 69% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 12% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9AFCD

.text { color: #E9AFCD; }
.background { background-color: #E9AFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9AFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 175, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 57%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9AFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 175, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9AFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 175, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9AFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9AFCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFE9CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9AFCD: #000000.

How #E9AFCD 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 #E9AFCD 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

← #E9AFCC  ·  #E9AFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9AFCD?

#E9AFCD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 233, 175, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9AFCD?

#E9AFCD is RGB 233, 175, 205 — HSL 329°, 57%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 12%, 9%.

What colors go with #E9AFCD?

Its complement is #AFE9CB; analogous partners are #E8AFE9 and #E9AFB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9AFCD for text?

Black text on #E9AFCD has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.