Palettes / Colors / #EDD9EC

#EDD9EC — Pale Muted Pink

#EDD9EC is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.

#EDD9EC 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 #D9EDDA; it also sits naturally between #E4D9ED and #EDD9E2. 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 85% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDD9EC

.text { color: #EDD9EC; }
.background { background-color: #EDD9EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD9EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 217, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 36%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD9EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 217, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD9EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 217, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD9EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD9EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9EDDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDD9EC: #000000.

How #EDD9EC 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 #EDD9EC 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

← #EDD9EB  ·  #EDD9ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDD9EC?

#EDD9EC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 217, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD9EC?

#EDD9EC is RGB 237, 217, 236 — HSL 303°, 36%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD9EC?

Its complement is #D9EDDA; analogous partners are #E4D9ED and #EDD9E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD9EC for text?

Black text on #EDD9EC has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.