Palettes / Colors / #EAAEE9

#EAAEE9 — Light Pink

#EAAEE9 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#EAAEE9 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 #AEEAAF; it also sits naturally between #CDAEEA and #EAAECB. 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 91%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAAEE9

.text { color: #EAAEE9; }
.background { background-color: #EAAEE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAEE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 174, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAEE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 174, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAEE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 174, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAEE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAEE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEAAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAAEE9: #000000.

How #EAAEE9 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 #EAAEE9 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAEE9?

#EAAEE9 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 174, 233). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAEE9?

#EAAEE9 is RGB 234, 174, 233 — HSL 301°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAEE9?

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

Can I use #EAAEE9 for text?

Black text on #EAAEE9 has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.