Palettes / Colors / #EBADE4
#EBADE4 — Light Pink
#EBADE4 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 #EBADE4 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.
#EBADE4 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 #ADEBB4; it also sits naturally between #D3ADEB and #EBADC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBADE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 173, 228 |
| HSL | 307°, 61%, 80% |
| HSV | 307°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 3%, 8% |
| XYZ | 63.21, 53.15, 80.33 |
| Yxy | 53.15, 0.3214, 0.2702 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.96, 31.41, -18.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.90, 31.56, -18.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 89%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 3% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBADE4
.text { color: #EBADE4; }
.background { background-color: #EBADE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBADE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 173, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBADE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 173, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBADE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 173, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBADE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBADE4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBADE4
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Tones of #EBADE4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADEBB4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBADE4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBADE4
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 #EBADE4: ·
How #EBADE4 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 #EBADE4 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 #EBADE4?
#EBADE4 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 173, 228). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBADE4?
#EBADE4 is RGB 235, 173, 228 — HSL 307°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 3%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBADE4?
Its complement is #ADEBB4; analogous partners are #D3ADEB and #EBADC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBADE4 for text?
Black text on #EBADE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.