Palettes / Colors / #EAE4E8
#EAE4E8 — Pale Dusty Pink
#EAE4E8 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EAE4E8 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.
#EAE4E8 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 #E5EBE7; it also sits naturally between #EAE5EB and #EBE5E6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAE4E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 228, 232 |
| HSL | 320°, 12%, 91% |
| HSV | 320°, 3%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 1%, 8% |
| XYZ | 76.24, 78.81, 87.54 |
| Yxy | 78.81, 0.3143, 0.3249 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.15, 2.73, -1.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.77, 2.73, -1.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 89% · Blue 91%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 1% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAE4E8
.text { color: #EAE4E8; }
.background { background-color: #EAE4E8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE4E8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 228, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 12%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE4E8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 228, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE4E8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 228, 232, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAE4E8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE4E8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAE4E8
Tints of #EAE4E8
Tones of #EAE4E8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E5EBE7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAE4E8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE4E8
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 #EAE4E8: ·
How #EAE4E8 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 #EAE4E8 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 #EAE4E8?
#EAE4E8 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 228, 232). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE4E8?
#EAE4E8 is RGB 234, 228, 232 — HSL 320°, 12%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 1%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAE4E8?
Its complement is #E5EBE7; analogous partners are #EAE5EB and #EBE5E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAE4E8 for text?
Black text on #EAE4E8 has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.