Palettes / Colors / #EAAECE
#EAAECE — Light Pink
#EAAECE 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 #EAAECE 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.
#EAAECE 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 #AEEACA; it also sits naturally between #E8AEEA and #EAAEB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAAECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 174, 206 |
| HSL | 328°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 328°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 12%, 8% |
| XYZ | 60.21, 52.22, 65.30 |
| Yxy | 52.22, 0.3388, 0.2938 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.41, 26.77, -7.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.26, 26.53, -7.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAAECE
.text { color: #EAAECE; }
.background { background-color: #EAAECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 174, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 174, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 174, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAAECE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAECE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAAECE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEEACA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAAECE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAECE
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 #EAAECE: ·
How #EAAECE 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 #EAAECE 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 #EAAECE?
#EAAECE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 174, 206). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAECE?
#EAAECE is RGB 234, 174, 206 — HSL 328°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 12%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAAECE?
Its complement is #AEEACA; analogous partners are #E8AEEA and #EAAEB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAAECE for text?
Black text on #EAAECE has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.