Palettes / Colors / #EDAEED
#EDAEED — Light Pink
#EDAEED 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 #EDAEED 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.
#EDAEED 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 #B0EEB0; it also sits naturally between #CFB0EE and #EEB0CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDAEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 174, 237 |
| HSL | 300°, 64%, 81% |
| HSV | 300°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.35, 54.39, 87.18 |
| Yxy | 54.39, 0.3158, 0.2629 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.69, 33.16, -22.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.75, 33.56, -23.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · 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 #EDAEED
.text { color: #EDAEED; }
.background { background-color: #EDAEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDAEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 174, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 64%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDAEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 174, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDAEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 174, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDAEED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDAEED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B0EEB0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDAEED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDAEED
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 #EDAEED: ·
How #EDAEED 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 #EDAEED 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 #EDAEED?
#EDAEED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 174, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDAEED?
#EDAEED is RGB 237, 174, 237 — HSL 300°, 64%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDAEED?
Its complement is #B0EEB0; analogous partners are #CFB0EE and #EEB0CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDAEED for text?
Black text on #EDAEED has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.