Palettes / Colors / #EAAFAD
#EAAFAD — Light Red
#EAAFAD 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 #EAAFAD 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.
#EAAFAD 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 #AEE8EA; it also sits naturally between #EAAECA and #EACEAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAAFAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 175, 173 |
| HSL | 2°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 2°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 56.80, 51.17, 46.42 |
| Yxy | 51.17, 0.3679, 0.3314 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.78, 21.24, 9.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.53, 20.71, 8.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 69% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAAFAD
.text { color: #EAAFAD; }
.background { background-color: #EAAFAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAFAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 175, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAFAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 175, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAFAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 175, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAAFAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAFAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEE8EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.87:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAAFAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAFAD
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 #EAAFAD: ·
How #EAAFAD 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 #EAAFAD 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 #EAAFAD?
#EAAFAD is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 175, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAFAD?
#EAAFAD is RGB 234, 175, 173 — HSL 2°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAAFAD?
Its complement is #AEE8EA; analogous partners are #EAAECA and #EACEAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAAFAD for text?
Black text on #EAAFAD has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.