Palettes / Colors / #EE8BCD

#EE8BCD — Light Pink

#EE8BCD is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EE8BCD 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.

#EE8BCD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8CEEAC; it also sits naturally between #DD8CEE and #EE8C9C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 55% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE8BCD

.text { color: #EE8BCD; }
.background { background-color: #EE8BCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE8BCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 139, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 74%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE8BCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 139, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE8BCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 139, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE8BCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE8BCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CEEAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE8BCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE8BCD

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 #EE8BCD 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 #EE8BCD 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

← #EE8BCC  ·  #EE8BCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE8BCD?

#EE8BCD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 139, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE8BCD?

#EE8BCD is RGB 238, 139, 205 — HSL 320°, 74%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE8BCD?

Its complement is #8CEEAC; analogous partners are #DD8CEE and #EE8C9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE8BCD for text?

Black text on #EE8BCD has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.