Palettes / Colors / #EAAFAA
#EAAFAA — Light Red
#EAAFAA is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EAAFAA 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.
#EAAFAA 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 #A9E4EA; it also sits naturally between #EAA9C4 and #EACFA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAAFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 175, 170 |
| HSL | 5°, 60%, 79% |
| HSV | 5°, 27%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 27%, 8% |
| XYZ | 56.52, 51.05, 44.91 |
| Yxy | 51.05, 0.3707, 0.3348 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.71, 20.83, 10.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.45, 20.28, 9.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 69% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAAFAA
.text { color: #EAAFAA; }
.background { background-color: #EAAFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 175, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 60%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 175, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 175, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAAFAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAFAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9E4EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.87:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAAFAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAFAA
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 #EAAFAA: ·
How #EAAFAA 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 #EAAFAA 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 #EAAFAA?
#EAAFAA is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 175, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAFAA?
#EAAFAA is RGB 234, 175, 170 — HSL 5°, 60%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 27%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAAFAA?
Its complement is #A9E4EA; analogous partners are #EAA9C4 and #EACFA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAAFAA for text?
Black text on #EAAFAA has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.