Palettes / Colors / #EDE3EA
#EDE3EA — Pale Dusty Pink
#EDE3EA 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 #EDE3EA 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.
#EDE3EA 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 #E3EDE6; it also sits naturally between #EBE3ED and #EDE3E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDE3EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 227, 234 |
| HSL | 318°, 22%, 91% |
| HSV | 318°, 4%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 77.25, 78.88, 89.00 |
| Yxy | 78.88, 0.3151, 0.3218 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.18, 4.61, -2.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.82, 4.63, -2.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 89% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · 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 #EDE3EA
.text { color: #EDE3EA; }
.background { background-color: #EDE3EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDE3EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 227, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 22%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDE3EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 227, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDE3EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 227, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDE3EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDE3EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3EDE6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDE3EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDE3EA
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 #EDE3EA: ·
How #EDE3EA 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 #EDE3EA 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 #EDE3EA?
#EDE3EA is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 227, 234). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDE3EA?
#EDE3EA is RGB 237, 227, 234 — HSL 318°, 22%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDE3EA?
Its complement is #E3EDE6; analogous partners are #EBE3ED and #EDE3E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDE3EA for text?
Black text on #EDE3EA has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.