Palettes / Colors / #EDDFEB
#EDDFEB — Pale Dusty Pink
#EDDFEB is a pink color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EDDFEB 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.
#EDDFEB 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 | #EDDFEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 223, 235 |
| HSL | 309°, 28%, 90% |
| HSV | 309°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 76.31, 76.78, 89.40 |
| Yxy | 76.78, 0.3147, 0.3166 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.22, 6.87, -4.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.62, 6.90, -4.07 |
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 #EDDFEB
.text { color: #EDDFEB; }
.background { background-color: #EDDFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 223, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 28%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 223, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 223, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDDFEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDFEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDDFEB
Tints of #EDDFEB
Tones of #EDDFEB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEEDE1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDDFEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDFEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EDDFEB: ·
How #EDDFEB 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 #EDDFEB 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 #EDDFEB?
#EDDFEB is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 223, 235). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDFEB?
#EDDFEB is RGB 237, 223, 235 — HSL 309°, 28%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDDFEB?
Its complement is #DEEDE1; analogous partners are #E8DEED and #EDDEE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDDFEB for text?
Black text on #EDDFEB has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.