Palettes / Colors / #EB99CF

#EB99CF — Light Pink

#EB99CF 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 #EB99CF 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.

#EB99CF is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99EBB4; it also sits naturally between #DD99EB and #EB99A6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 60% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB99CF

.text { color: #EB99CF; }
.background { background-color: #EB99CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB99CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 153, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 67%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB99CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 153, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB99CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 153, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB99CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB99CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99EBB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB99CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB99CF

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:

How #EB99CF 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 #EB99CF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB99CE  ·  #EB99D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB99CF?

#EB99CF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 153, 207). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB99CF?

#EB99CF is RGB 235, 153, 207 — HSL 320°, 67%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB99CF?

Its complement is #99EBB4; analogous partners are #DD99EB and #EB99A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB99CF for text?

Black text on #EB99CF has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.