Palettes / Colors / #EEABA9
#EEABA9 — Light Red
#EEABA9 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 #EEABA9 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.
#EEABA9 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 #AAECEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAACA and #EECEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEABA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 171, 169 |
| HSL | 2°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 2°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 28%, 29%, 7% |
| XYZ | 56.98, 50.17, 44.22 |
| Yxy | 50.17, 0.3765, 0.3314 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.17, 24.31, 10.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.83, 23.81, 9.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 67% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEABA9
.text { color: #EEABA9; }
.background { background-color: #EEABA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEABA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 171, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEABA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 171, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEABA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 171, 169, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEABA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEABA9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAECEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.90:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEABA9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEABA9
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 #EEABA9: ·
How #EEABA9 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 #EEABA9 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 #EEABA9?
#EEABA9 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 238, 171, 169). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEABA9?
#EEABA9 is RGB 238, 171, 169 — HSL 2°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 29%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEABA9?
Its complement is #AAECEE; analogous partners are #EEAACA and #EECEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEABA9 for text?
Black text on #EEABA9 has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.