Palettes / Colors / #E9BEEE

#E9BEEE — Pale Pink

#E9BEEE is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #E9BEEE 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.

#E9BEEE 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 #C3EEBE; it also sits naturally between #D1BEEE and #EEBEDB. 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 75% · Blue 93%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9BEEE

.text { color: #E9BEEE; }
.background { background-color: #E9BEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9BEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 190, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9BEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 190, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9BEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 190, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9BEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9BEEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3EEBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9BEEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E9BEEE

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 #E9BEEE 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 #E9BEEE 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

← #E9BEED  ·  #E9BEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9BEEE?

#E9BEEE is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 233, 190, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9BEEE?

#E9BEEE is RGB 233, 190, 238 — HSL 294°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 20%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E9BEEE?

Its complement is #C3EEBE; analogous partners are #D1BEEE and #EEBEDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9BEEE for text?

Black text on #E9BEEE has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.