Palettes / Colors / #EEA5CD

#EEA5CD — Light Pink

#EEA5CD is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#EEA5CD 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 #A5EEC6; it also sits naturally between #EAA5EE and #EEA5A9. 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 65% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEA5CD

.text { color: #EEA5CD; }
.background { background-color: #EEA5CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEA5CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 165, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 68%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEA5CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 165, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEA5CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 165, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEA5CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEA5CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5EEC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEA5CD: #000000.

How #EEA5CD 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 #EEA5CD 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

← #EEA5CC  ·  #EEA5CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEA5CD?

#EEA5CD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 165, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEA5CD?

#EEA5CD is RGB 238, 165, 205 — HSL 327°, 68%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEA5CD?

Its complement is #A5EEC6; analogous partners are #EAA5EE and #EEA5A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEA5CD for text?

Black text on #EEA5CD has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.