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#EAA4E2 — Light Pink

#EAA4E2 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EAA4E2 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.

#EAA4E2 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 #A4EAAC; it also sits naturally between #CFA4EA and #EAA4BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAA4E2 · RGB 234, 164, 226

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Color values

HEX#EAA4E2
RGB234, 164, 226
HSL307°, 62%, 78%
HSV307°, 30%, 92%
CMYK0%, 30%, 3%, 8%
XYZ60.93, 49.53, 78.30
Yxy49.53, 0.3228, 0.2624
CIE-Lab75.78, 35.52, -20.94
Hunter Lab70.38, 35.69, -21.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 64% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 3% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAA4E2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAA4E2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAA4E2

.text { color: #EAA4E2; }
.background { background-color: #EAA4E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAA4E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 164, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAA4E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 164, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAA4E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 164, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAA4E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAA4E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAA4E2

#E387D8#DB66CD#D449C4#C62FB5#A9289A#8C2180#6B1962#4E1247#2D0B29#11040F

Tints of #EAA4E2

#ECACE4#EEB5E7#EFB9E8#F0C1EB#F2C9EE#F4D2F0#F6DAF3#F7DEF4#F9E6F7#FBEEFA

Tones of #EAA4E2

#E5A9DE#E0AEDA#DBB3D6#D6B8D3#D1BDCF#CCC2CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4EAAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAA4E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAA4E2

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 #EAA4E2: ·

How #EAA4E2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCBD3Deuteranopia · #D0D5CFTritanopia · #E6C7C5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAA4E2 rather than the exact color:

Palette D3f4ff
#D3F4FF · #B2DFFB · #E7A4E4 · #FFC55C
Golden Voyage
#ECA2DF · #E77ED4 · #9C2186 · #601052
Royal Horizon
#3C289A · #8136CB · #CD7EDE · #E9A9E0
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Lucky Whisper
#24BE2F · #68E275 · #D72DCB · #E59CDC

Similar colors

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

#E7A4E4#ECA2DF#E9A9E0#E5A7DD#EA9EE9#E59CDC#F2A4EA#EEA1ED#E59BE9#ED9ED6#E9B1E7#EC9EEF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAA4E1  ·  #EAA4E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAA4E2?

#EAA4E2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 164, 226). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAA4E2?

#EAA4E2 is RGB 234, 164, 226 — HSL 307°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 3%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAA4E2?

Its complement is #A4EAAC; analogous partners are #CFA4EA and #EAA4BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAA4E2 for text?

Black text on #EAA4E2 has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.