Palettes / Colors / #EBACED
#EBACED — Light Pink
#EBACED 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 #EBACED 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.
#EBACED 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 #AEEDAB; it also sits naturally between #CAABED and #EDABCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBACED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 172, 237 |
| HSL | 298°, 64%, 80% |
| HSV | 298°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 27%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.30, 53.28, 87.02 |
| Yxy | 53.28, 0.3143, 0.2604 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.04, 33.58, -23.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.99, 33.93, -24.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBACED
.text { color: #EBACED; }
.background { background-color: #EBACED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBACED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 172, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 64%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBACED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 172, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBACED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 172, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBACED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBACED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEEDAB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBACED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBACED
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 #EBACED: ·
How #EBACED 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 #EBACED 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 #EBACED?
#EBACED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 172, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBACED?
#EBACED is RGB 235, 172, 237 — HSL 298°, 64%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 27%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBACED?
Its complement is #AEEDAB; analogous partners are #CAABED and #EDABCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBACED for text?
Black text on #EBACED has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.