Palettes / Colors / #EDCAEC

#EDCAEC — Pale Muted Pink

#EDCAEC is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EDCAEC 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.

#EDCAEC 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 #CAEDCB; it also sits naturally between #DCCAED and #EDCADA. 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 79% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDCAEC

.text { color: #EDCAEC; }
.background { background-color: #EDCAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 202, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 202, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 202, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDCAEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAEDCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDCAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCAEC

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 #EDCAEC 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 #EDCAEC 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 #EDCAEC?

#EDCAEC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 202, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCAEC?

#EDCAEC is RGB 237, 202, 236 — HSL 302°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCAEC?

Its complement is #CAEDCB; analogous partners are #DCCAED and #EDCADA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCAEC for text?

Black text on #EDCAEC has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.