Palettes / Colors / #EBAEEC
#EBAEEC — Light Pink
#EBAEEC 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 #EBAEEC 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.
#EBAEEC 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 #ADECAC; it also sits naturally between #CBACEC and #ECACCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBAEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 174, 236 |
| HSL | 299°, 62%, 80% |
| HSV | 299°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.54, 53.99, 86.38 |
| Yxy | 53.99, 0.3150, 0.2635 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.46, 32.33, -22.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.48, 32.63, -23.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · 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 #EBAEEC
.text { color: #EBAEEC; }
.background { background-color: #EBAEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 174, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 174, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 174, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBAEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAEEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBAEEC
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Tones of #EBAEEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADECAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBAEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAEEC
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 #EBAEEC: ·
How #EBAEEC 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 #EBAEEC 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 #EBAEEC?
#EBAEEC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 174, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAEEC?
#EBAEEC is RGB 235, 174, 236 — HSL 299°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBAEEC?
Its complement is #ADECAC; analogous partners are #CBACEC and #ECACCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBAEEC for text?
Black text on #EBAEEC has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.