Palettes / Colors / #EAAFA4
#EAAFA4 — Light Red
#EAAFA4 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.
#EAAFA4 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 #A4DFEA; it also sits naturally between #EAA4BC and #EAD1A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAAFA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 175, 164 |
| HSL | 9°, 62%, 78% |
| HSV | 9°, 30%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 30%, 8% |
| XYZ | 55.96, 50.83, 41.98 |
| Yxy | 50.83, 0.3761, 0.3417 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.58, 20.03, 14.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.30, 19.45, 11.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 69% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 30% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAAFA4
.text { color: #EAAFA4; }
.background { background-color: #EAAFA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAFA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 175, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAFA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 175, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAFA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 175, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAAFA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAFA4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A4DFEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.88:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAAFA4: #000000.
How #EAAFA4 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 #EAAFA4 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 #EAAFA4?
#EAAFA4 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 175, 164). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAFA4?
#EAAFA4 is RGB 234, 175, 164 — HSL 9°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 30%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAAFA4?
Its complement is #A4DFEA; analogous partners are #EAA4BC and #EAD1A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAAFA4 for text?
Black text on #EAAFA4 has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.