Palettes / Colors / #EDDFEE

#EDDFEE — Pale Dusty Pink

#EDDFEE 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 #EDDFEE 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.

#EDDFEE is a cool 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 #DFEDDE; it also sits naturally between #E4DEED and #EDDEE7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDDFEE

.text { color: #EDDFEE; }
.background { background-color: #EDDFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 223, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 31%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 223, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 223, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDDFEE

Tints of #EDDFEE

Tones of #EDDFEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFEDDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDFEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDFEE

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:

How #EDDFEE 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 #EDDFEE 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

← #EDDFED  ·  #EDDFEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDFEE?

#EDDFEE is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 223, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDFEE?

#EDDFEE is RGB 237, 223, 238 — HSL 296°, 31%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDFEE?

Its complement is #DFEDDE; analogous partners are #E4DEED and #EDDEE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDFEE for text?

Black text on #EDDFEE has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.