Palettes / Colors / #EAAFA6
#EAAFA6 — Light Red
#EAAFA6 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EAAFA6 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.
#EAAFA6 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 #A4E0EA; it also sits naturally between #EAA4BE and #EAD0A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAAFA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 175, 166 |
| HSL | 8°, 62%, 78% |
| HSV | 8°, 29%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 29%, 8% |
| XYZ | 56.14, 50.91, 42.94 |
| Yxy | 50.91, 0.3743, 0.3394 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.62, 20.30, 13.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.35, 19.72, 10.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 69% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 29% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAAFA6
.text { color: #EAAFA6; }
.background { background-color: #EAAFA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAFA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 175, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAFA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 175, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAFA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 175, 166, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAAFA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAFA6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A4E0EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.88:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAAFA6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAFA6
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 #EAAFA6: ·
How #EAAFA6 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 #EAAFA6 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 #EAAFA6?
#EAAFA6 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 175, 166). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAFA6?
#EAAFA6 is RGB 234, 175, 166 — HSL 8°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 29%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAAFA6?
Its complement is #A4E0EA; analogous partners are #EAA4BE and #EAD0A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAAFA6 for text?
Black text on #EAAFA6 has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.