Palettes / Colors / #EBADDB

#EBADDB — Light Pink

#EBADDB 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 #EBADDB 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.

#EBADDB 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 #ADEBBC; it also sits naturally between #DCADEB and #EBADBC. 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 68% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 7% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBADDB

.text { color: #EBADDB; }
.background { background-color: #EBADDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBADDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 173, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBADDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 173, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBADDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 173, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBADDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADEBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBADDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBADDB

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 #EBADDB 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 #EBADDB 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

← #EBADDA  ·  #EBADDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBADDB?

#EBADDB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 173, 219). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBADDB?

#EBADDB is RGB 235, 173, 219 — HSL 315°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 7%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBADDB?

Its complement is #ADEBBC; analogous partners are #DCADEB and #EBADBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBADDB for text?

Black text on #EBADDB has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.