Palettes / Colors / #EEAADE
#EEAADE — Light Pink
#EEAADE 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 #EEAADE 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.
#EEAADE 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 #AAEEBA; it also sits naturally between #DCAAEE and #EEAABC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEAADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 170, 222 |
| HSL | 314°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 314°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 29%, 7%, 7% |
| XYZ | 62.82, 52.20, 75.87 |
| Yxy | 52.20, 0.3291, 0.2735 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.40, 32.95, -16.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.25, 33.14, -16.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 67% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEAADE
.text { color: #EEAADE; }
.background { background-color: #EEAADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 170, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 170, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 170, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEAADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEAADE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAEEBA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.84:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEAADE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEAADE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EEAADE: ·
How #EEAADE 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 #EEAADE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EEAADE?
#EEAADE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 170, 222). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAADE?
#EEAADE is RGB 238, 170, 222 — HSL 314°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 7%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEAADE?
Its complement is #AAEEBA; analogous partners are #DCAAEE and #EEAABC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEAADE for text?
Black text on #EEAADE has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.