Palettes / Colors / #EAACEF
#EAACEF — Light Pink
#EAACEF 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 #EAACEF 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.
#EAACEF 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 #B2EFAE; it also sits naturally between #CAAEEF and #EFAED3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAACEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 172, 239 |
| HSL | 296°, 68%, 81% |
| HSV | 296°, 28%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 28%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 64.26, 53.23, 88.55 |
| Yxy | 53.23, 0.3119, 0.2583 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.01, 33.63, -24.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.96, 33.98, -25.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 94%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAACEF
.text { color: #EAACEF; }
.background { background-color: #EAACEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAACEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 172, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 68%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAACEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 172, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAACEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 172, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAACEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAACEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B2EFAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAACEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAACEF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EAACEF: ·
How #EAACEF 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 #EAACEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EAACEF?
#EAACEF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 172, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAACEF?
#EAACEF is RGB 234, 172, 239 — HSL 296°, 68%, 81% — CMYK 2%, 28%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EAACEF?
Its complement is #B2EFAE; analogous partners are #CAAEEF and #EFAED3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAACEF for text?
Black text on #EAACEF has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.