Palettes / Colors / #EBABE9
#EBABE9 — Light Pink
#EBABE9 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 #EBABE9 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.
#EBABE9 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 #ACECAE; it also sits naturally between #CEACEC and #ECACCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBABE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 171, 233 |
| HSL | 302°, 62%, 80% |
| HSV | 302°, 27%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 1%, 8% |
| XYZ | 63.53, 52.67, 83.91 |
| Yxy | 52.67, 0.3175, 0.2632 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.68, 33.38, -21.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.57, 33.66, -22.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 91%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · 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 #EBABE9
.text { color: #EBABE9; }
.background { background-color: #EBABE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBABE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 171, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBABE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 171, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBABE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 171, 233, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBABE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBABE9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBABE9
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Tones of #EBABE9
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACECAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.82:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBABE9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBABE9
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 #EBABE9: ·
How #EBABE9 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 #EBABE9 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 #EBABE9?
#EBABE9 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 171, 233). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBABE9?
#EBABE9 is RGB 235, 171, 233 — HSL 302°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 1%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBABE9?
Its complement is #ACECAE; analogous partners are #CEACEC and #ECACCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBABE9 for text?
Black text on #EBABE9 has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.