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#EDD2EC — Pale Muted Pink

#EDD2EC is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EDD2EC 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.

#EDD2EC 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 #D3EED4; it also sits naturally between #E1D3EE and #EED3E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDD2EC · RGB 237, 210, 236

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Color values

HEX#EDD2EC
RGB237, 210, 236
HSL302°, 43%, 88%
HSV302°, 11%, 93%
CMYK0%, 11%, 0%, 7%
XYZ73.11, 70.15, 89.04
Yxy70.15, 0.3147, 0.3020
CIE-Lab87.07, 13.85, -9.32
Hunter Lab83.76, 13.93, -9.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EDD2EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDD2EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDD2EC

.text { color: #EDD2EC; }
.background { background-color: #EDD2EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD2EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 210, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 43%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD2EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 210, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD2EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 210, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD2EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD2EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDD2EC

#E2B6E0#D595D3#C978C7#BC57B9#A843A4#8B3788#6A2A68#4D1F4B#2C112B#0F060E

Tints of #EDD2EC

#EFD7EE#F0DBF0#F0DBF0#F2DEF1#F3E2F3#F5E5F4#F6E9F6#F6E9F6#F8EDF7#F9F0F9

Tones of #EDD2EC

#ECD5EB#EAD7E9#E8D9E8#E6DBE6#E4DDE4#E2DFE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3EED4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text15.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDD2EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDD2EC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EDD2EC: ·

How #EDD2EC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E1E1E6Deuteranopia · #E3E5E4Tritanopia · #ECE1E0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDD2EC rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA
Tranquil Ruby Harbor
#27843F · #70D597 · #D36CB9 · #ECCFE6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EFD1EB#EED5EF#F0CFEA#ECCFE8#F2D4EA#ECCFE6#E7D3E8#EBCBEB#F3D1F1#EDCBF1#F5D1F0#F4CCE9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDD2EB  ·  #EDD2ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDD2EC?

#EDD2EC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 210, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD2EC?

#EDD2EC is RGB 237, 210, 236 — HSL 302°, 43%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD2EC?

Its complement is #D3EED4; analogous partners are #E1D3EE and #EED3E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD2EC for text?

Black text on #EDD2EC has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.