Palettes / Colors / #EAAEAD

#EAAEAD — Light Red

#EAAEAD is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EAAEAD is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEE9EA; it also sits naturally between #EAAECB and #EACDAE. 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 92% · Green 68% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAAEAD

.text { color: #EAAEAD; }
.background { background-color: #EAAEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 174, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 174, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 174, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAAEAD

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Tones of #EAAEAD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEE9EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAAEAD: #000000.

How #EAAEAD 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 #EAAEAD 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

← #EAAEAC  ·  #EAAEAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAEAD?

#EAAEAD is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 174, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAEAD?

#EAAEAD is RGB 234, 174, 173 — HSL 1°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 26%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAEAD?

Its complement is #AEE9EA; analogous partners are #EAAECB and #EACDAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAEAD for text?

Black text on #EAAEAD has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.