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#EDDCEB — Pale Muted Pink

#EDDCEB 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 #EDDCEB 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.

#EDDCEB 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 #DDEEDF; it also sits naturally between #E7DDEE and #EEDDE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDDCEB · RGB 237, 220, 235

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Color values

HEX#EDDCEB
RGB237, 220, 235
HSL307°, 32%, 90%
HSV307°, 7%, 93%
CMYK0%, 7%, 1%, 7%
XYZ75.51, 75.19, 89.13
Yxy75.19, 0.3149, 0.3135
CIE-Lab89.48, 8.43, -5.23
Hunter Lab86.71, 8.47, -5.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDDCEB

.text { color: #EDDCEB; }
.background { background-color: #EDDCEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDCEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 220, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 32%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDCEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 220, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDCEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 220, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDDCEB

#DEBFDA#D0A4CB#C186BA#B36BAA#9E5195#804279#65345F#472443#2C1729#0D070D

Tints of #EDDCEB

#EFE1EE#EFE1EE#F1E4F0#F1E4F0#F3E7F2#F5EBF3#F5EBF3#F6EEF5#F6EEF5#F8F2F7

Tones of #EDDCEB

#ECDFEB#EBE0EA#EAE1E9#E9E2E8#E8E3E7#E7E4E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDEEDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDCEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDCEB

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 #EDDCEB: ·

How #EDDCEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E5E7Deuteranopia · #E7E8E7Tritanopia · #ECE5E4

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 #EDDCEB rather than the exact color:

Amber Zephyr
#77285D · #A8CA62 · #6CAECE · #EEDCE9
Honey Marble
#7C348B · #C7B667 · #5AC2B0 · #E9DDED
Crimson Solace
#F4DCEE · #E7CAC3 · #DFE7B7 · #B7EABE
Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA
Palette Caf7e3
#CAF7E3 · #EDFFEC · #F6DFEB · #E4BAD4

Similar colors

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

#EEDCE9#E9DDED#F4DCEE#EED5EF#F2D4EA#F6DFEB#E9E4E6#F3DFE3#F2D6E4#EFE4E4#F6E2E9#E5D9F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDCEA  ·  #EDDCEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDCEB?

#EDDCEB is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 220, 235). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDCEB?

#EDDCEB is RGB 237, 220, 235 — HSL 307°, 32%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDCEB?

Its complement is #DDEEDF; analogous partners are #E7DDEE and #EEDDE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDCEB for text?

Black text on #EDDCEB has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.