Palettes / Colors / #EEABA5
#EEABA5 — Light Red
#EEABA5 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EEABA5 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.
#EEABA5 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A5E8EE; it also sits naturally between #EEA5C3 and #EED0A5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEABA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 171, 165 |
| HSL | 5°, 68%, 79% |
| HSV | 5°, 31%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 28%, 31%, 7% |
| XYZ | 56.61, 50.02, 42.27 |
| Yxy | 50.02, 0.3802, 0.3359 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.08, 23.79, 12.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.72, 23.26, 10.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 67% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 31% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEABA5
.text { color: #EEABA5; }
.background { background-color: #EEABA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEABA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 171, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 68%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEABA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 171, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEABA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 171, 165, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEABA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEABA5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A5E8EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.91:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEABA5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEABA5
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 #EEABA5: ·
How #EEABA5 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 #EEABA5 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 #EEABA5?
#EEABA5 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 238, 171, 165). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEABA5?
#EEABA5 is RGB 238, 171, 165 — HSL 5°, 68%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 31%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEABA5?
Its complement is #A5E8EE; analogous partners are #EEA5C3 and #EED0A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEABA5 for text?
Black text on #EEABA5 has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.