Palettes / Colors / #EDDEEA
#EDDEEA — Pale Dusty Pink
#EDDEEA is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
#EDDEEA 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 #DEEDE1; it also sits naturally between #E8DEED and #EDDEE3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDDEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 222, 234 |
| HSL | 312°, 29%, 90% |
| HSV | 312°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.90, 76.19, 88.55 |
| Yxy | 76.19, 0.3154, 0.3166 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.95, 7.21, -4.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.29, 7.24, -3.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDDEEA
.text { color: #EDDEEA; }
.background { background-color: #EDDEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 222, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 29%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 222, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 222, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDDEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDEEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEEDE1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDDEEA: #000000.
How #EDDEEA 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 #EDDEEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EDDEEA?
#EDDEEA is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 222, 234). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDEEA?
#EDDEEA is RGB 237, 222, 234 — HSL 312°, 29%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDDEEA?
Its complement is #DEEDE1; analogous partners are #E8DEED and #EDDEE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDDEEA for text?
Black text on #EDDEEA has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.