Palettes / Colors / #EEA0BB

#EEA0BB — Light Pink

#EEA0BB is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EEA0BB 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.

#EEA0BB 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 #A0EED3; it also sits naturally between #EEA0E2 and #EEABA0. 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 63% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEA0BB

.text { color: #EEA0BB; }
.background { background-color: #EEA0BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEA0BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 160, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 70%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEA0BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 160, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEA0BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 160, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEA0BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEA0BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0EED3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEA0BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEA0BB

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 #EEA0BB 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 #EEA0BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEA0BB?

#EEA0BB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 160, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEA0BB?

#EEA0BB is RGB 238, 160, 187 — HSL 339°, 70%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEA0BB?

Its complement is #A0EED3; analogous partners are #EEA0E2 and #EEABA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEA0BB for text?

Black text on #EEA0BB has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.