Palettes / Colors / #EE9BED

#EE9BED — Light Pink

#EE9BED is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#EE9BED 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 #9BEE9C; it also sits naturally between #C69BEE and #EE9BC3. 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 61% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE9BED

.text { color: #EE9BED; }
.background { background-color: #EE9BED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE9BED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 155, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE9BED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 155, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE9BED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 155, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE9BED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE9BED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BEE9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE9BED: #000000.

How #EE9BED 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 #EE9BED 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

← #EE9BEC  ·  #EE9BEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE9BED?

#EE9BED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 155, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE9BED?

#EE9BED is RGB 238, 155, 237 — HSL 301°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE9BED?

Its complement is #9BEE9C; analogous partners are #C69BEE and #EE9BC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE9BED for text?

Black text on #EE9BED has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.