Palettes / Colors / #EE96CD

#EE96CD — Light Pink

#EE96CD 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 #EE96CD 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.

#EE96CD 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 #96EEB8; it also sits naturally between #E496EE and #EE96A0. 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 59% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE96CD

.text { color: #EE96CD; }
.background { background-color: #EE96CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE96CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 150, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE96CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 150, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE96CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 150, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE96CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE96CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96EEB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE96CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE96CD

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 #EE96CD 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 #EE96CD 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

← #EE96CC  ·  #EE96CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE96CD?

#EE96CD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 150, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE96CD?

#EE96CD is RGB 238, 150, 205 — HSL 323°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE96CD?

Its complement is #96EEB8; analogous partners are #E496EE and #EE96A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE96CD for text?

Black text on #EE96CD has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.