Palettes / Colors / #EDD4E1

#EDD4E1 — Pale Muted Pink

#EDD4E1 is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#EDD4E1 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 #D4EDE0; it also sits naturally between #EDD4ED and #EDD4D4. 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 83% · Blue 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDD4E1

.text { color: #EDD4E1; }
.background { background-color: #EDD4E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD4E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 212, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 41%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD4E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 212, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD4E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 212, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD4E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD4E1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4EDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDD4E1: #000000.

How #EDD4E1 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 #EDD4E1 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

← #EDD4E0  ·  #EDD4E2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDD4E1?

#EDD4E1 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 212, 225). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD4E1?

#EDD4E1 is RGB 237, 212, 225 — HSL 329°, 41%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD4E1?

Its complement is #D4EDE0; analogous partners are #EDD4ED and #EDD4D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD4E1 for text?

Black text on #EDD4E1 has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.