Palettes / Colors / #EAAFEB
#EAAFEB — Light Pink
#EAAFEB is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EAAFEB 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.
#EAAFEB is a cool 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 #AEEBAD; it also sits naturally between #CBADEB and #EBADCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAAFEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 175, 235 |
| HSL | 299°, 60%, 80% |
| HSV | 299°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 64.26, 54.15, 85.66 |
| Yxy | 54.15, 0.3149, 0.2654 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.55, 31.29, -21.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.59, 31.51, -22.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 69% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAAFEB
.text { color: #EAAFEB; }
.background { background-color: #EAAFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 175, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 175, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 175, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAAFEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAFEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAAFEB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEEBAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAAFEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAFEB
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 #EAAFEB: ·
How #EAAFEB 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 #EAAFEB 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 #EAAFEB?
#EAAFEB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 175, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAFEB?
#EAAFEB is RGB 234, 175, 235 — HSL 299°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAAFEB?
Its complement is #AEEBAD; analogous partners are #CBADEB and #EBADCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAAFEB for text?
Black text on #EAAFEB has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.