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#EAD2DE — Pale Muted Pink

#EAD2DE is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EAD2DE 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.

#EAD2DE is a warm-leaning 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 #D2EADE; it also sits naturally between #EAD2EA and #EAD2D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAD2DE · RGB 234, 210, 222

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Color values

HEX#EAD2DE
RGB234, 210, 222
HSL330°, 36%, 87%
HSV330°, 10%, 92%
CMYK0%, 10%, 5%, 8%
XYZ70.16, 68.86, 78.70
Yxy68.86, 0.3223, 0.3163
CIE-Lab86.43, 10.36, -2.88
Hunter Lab82.98, 10.30, -2.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 82% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 5% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EAD2DE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAD2DE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAD2DE

.text { color: #EAD2DE; }
.background { background-color: #EAD2DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD2DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 210, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 36%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD2DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 210, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD2DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 210, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAD2DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD2DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAD2DE

#DDB6C9#CE97B3#C17B9E#B45F8A#A04B75#803C5E#652F4A#492236#2A141F#0E070A

Tints of #EAD2DE

#EBD5E0#EDD9E3#EFDCE6#F0E0E8#F2E3EB#F2E3EB#F4E7ED#F5EAF0#F7EEF2#F8F1F5

Tones of #EAD2DE

#E8D4DE#E6D5DE#E5D7DE#E3D9DE#E1DBDE#E0DCDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2EADE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAD2DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAD2DE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EAD2DE: ·

How #EAD2DE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E0DFDBDeuteranopia · #E1E3DATritanopia · #E9D9D8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAD2DE rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Mosaic
#EAD2DD · #D289AA · #BD5C88 · #A53C6B
Palette E9d5da
#E9D5DA · #827397 · #4D4C7D · #363062
Cosmic Ruby Terrace
#9D377B · #9EC355 · #3C86AB · #E7CEDC
Dusty Ruby Drift
#B1357A · #7FB937 · #4C92CA · #EDD6E1
Electric Ruby Twilight
#782D47 · #79BE52 · #6789C6 · #EAD8E0
Scarlet Saffron
#35A085 · #8CD9CA · #D2768D · #EACDDA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EAD2DD#E9D5DA#E7CEDC#EDD6E1#EAD8E0#EACDDA#EED3D9#EED7DC#EFD7DE#ECCBDD#EDD9E0#EDCBDC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAD2DD  ·  #EAD2DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAD2DE?

#EAD2DE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 210, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD2DE?

#EAD2DE is RGB 234, 210, 222 — HSL 330°, 36%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 5%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAD2DE?

Its complement is #D2EADE; analogous partners are #EAD2EA and #EAD2D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAD2DE for text?

Black text on #EAD2DE has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.