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#EA9FA2 — Light Red

#EA9FA2 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EA9FA2 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.

#EA9FA2 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #9FEAE7; it also sits naturally between #EA9FC7 and #EAC29F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA9FA2 · RGB 234, 159, 162

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Color values

HEX#EA9FA2
RGB234, 159, 162
HSL358°, 64%, 77%
HSV358°, 32%, 92%
CMYK0%, 32%, 31%, 8%
XYZ52.85, 44.90, 40.06
Yxy44.90, 0.3835, 0.3258
CIE-Lab72.82, 28.30, 9.83
Hunter Lab67.01, 27.54, 8.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA9FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA9FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA9FA2

.text { color: #EA9FA2; }
.background { background-color: #EA9FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA9FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 64%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA9FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA9FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA9FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA9FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA9FA2

#E38285#DC6064#D64348#C92C31#AB262A#8A1E22#6D181B#4F1114#2E0A0B#110404

Tints of #EA9FA2

#ECA7A9#EEB0B2#EFB8BA#F1C0C2#F3C9CA#F4CDCE#F6D5D6#F8DEDE#F9E6E7#FBEEEF

Tones of #EA9FA2

#E5A4A6#DFA9AB#DAAFB0#D4B5B6#CFBABA#CABFBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FEAE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.10:1 Fails
Against black text9.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA9FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA9FA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EA9FA2: ·

How #EA9FA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CAC9A1Deuteranopia · #CED3A1Tritanopia · #E6A1A1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA9FA2 rather than the exact color:

Burning Aurora
#1C9AA6 · #3FABDF · #DA3425 · #E8A19F
Vivid Solace
#17B0A1 · #41E6D3 · #EA5A68 · #EC9F9D
Royal Ruby
#601D49 · #BD5579 · #EA9D9D · #FFEBB8
Palette F47c7c
#F47C7C · #EF9F9F · #FAD4D4 · #FFF2F2
Palette 1f1d36
#1F1D36 · #3F3351 · #864879 · #E9A6A6
Palette 540863
#540863 · #92487A · #E49BA6 · #FFD3D5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E8A19F#EC9F9D#EA9D9D#EF9F9F#E9A6A6#E49BA6#EEA5A6#ECA6A6#F39F9F#EF96A3#E5989B#F29A9C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA9FA1  ·  #EA9FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA9FA2?

#EA9FA2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA9FA2?

#EA9FA2 is RGB 234, 159, 162 — HSL 358°, 64%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 31%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA9FA2?

Its complement is #9FEAE7; analogous partners are #EA9FC7 and #EAC29F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA9FA2 for text?

Black text on #EA9FA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.