Palettes / Colors / #EDAAA6

#EDAAA6 — Light Red

#EDAAA6 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EDAAA6 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A6E9ED; it also sits naturally between #EDA6C6 and #EDCDA6. 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 93% · Green 67% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 30% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDAAA6

.text { color: #EDAAA6; }
.background { background-color: #EDAAA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDAAA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 170, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 66%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDAAA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 170, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDAAA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 170, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDAAA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDAAA6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6E9ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDAAA6: #000000.

How #EDAAA6 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 #EDAAA6 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDAAA6?

#EDAAA6 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 237, 170, 166). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDAAA6?

#EDAAA6 is RGB 237, 170, 166 — HSL 3°, 66%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 30%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDAAA6?

Its complement is #A6E9ED; analogous partners are #EDA6C6 and #EDCDA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDAAA6 for text?

Black text on #EDAAA6 has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.