Palettes / Colors / #EEACAE

#EEACAE — Light Red

#EEACAE 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 #EEACAE 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.

#EEACAE 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 #AAEEEB; it also sits naturally between #EEAACE and #EECAAA. 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 67% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEACAE

.text { color: #EEACAE; }
.background { background-color: #EEACAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEACAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 172, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEACAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 172, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEACAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 172, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEACAE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAEEEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEACAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEACAE

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 #EEACAE 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 #EEACAE 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

← #EEACAD  ·  #EEACAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEACAE?

#EEACAE is Light Red, a red color (RGB 238, 172, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEACAE?

#EEACAE is RGB 238, 172, 174 — HSL 358°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEACAE?

Its complement is #AAEEEB; analogous partners are #EEAACE and #EECAAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEACAE for text?

Black text on #EEACAE has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.