Palettes / Colors / #EAAEE4

#EAAEE4 — Light Pink

#EAAEE4 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 #EAAEE4 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.

#EAAEE4 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 #AEEAB4; it also sits naturally between #D2AEEA and #EAAEC6. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 3% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAAEE4

.text { color: #EAAEE4; }
.background { background-color: #EAAEE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAEE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 174, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAEE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 174, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAEE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 174, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAEE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAEE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAEE4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEAB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAAEE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAEE4

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 #EAAEE4 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 #EAAEE4 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

← #EAAEE3  ·  #EAAEE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAEE4?

#EAAEE4 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 174, 228). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAEE4?

#EAAEE4 is RGB 234, 174, 228 — HSL 306°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 3%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAEE4?

Its complement is #AEEAB4; analogous partners are #D2AEEA and #EAAEC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAEE4 for text?

Black text on #EAAEE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.