Palettes / Colors / #EAAEDD

#EAAEDD — Light Pink

#EAAEDD 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 #EAAEDD 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.

#EAAEDD 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 #AEEABB; it also sits naturally between #D9AEEA and #EAAEBF. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAAEDD

.text { color: #EAAEDD; }
.background { background-color: #EAAEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 174, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 174, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 174, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAAEDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAEDD

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:

How #EAAEDD 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 #EAAEDD 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

← #EAAEDC  ·  #EAAEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAEDD?

#EAAEDD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 174, 221). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAEDD?

#EAAEDD is RGB 234, 174, 221 — HSL 313°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAEDD?

Its complement is #AEEABB; analogous partners are #D9AEEA and #EAAEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAEDD for text?

Black text on #EAAEDD has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.