Palettes / Colors / #EBADDE

#EBADDE — Light Pink

#EBADDE 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 #EBADDE 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.

#EBADDE 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 #ADEBBA; it also sits naturally between #D9ADEB and #EBADBF. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBADDE

.text { color: #EBADDE; }
.background { background-color: #EBADDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBADDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 173, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBADDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 173, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBADDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 173, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBADDE

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Tones of #EBADDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADEBBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBADDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBADDE

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 #EBADDE 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 #EBADDE 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

← #EBADDD  ·  #EBADDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBADDE?

#EBADDE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 173, 222). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBADDE?

#EBADDE is RGB 235, 173, 222 — HSL 313°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBADDE?

Its complement is #ADEBBA; analogous partners are #D9ADEB and #EBADBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBADDE for text?

Black text on #EBADDE has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.