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#EEADAB — Light Red

#EEADAB 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 #EEADAB 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.

#EEADAB 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 #AAEBEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAACA and #EECEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEADAB · RGB 238, 173, 171

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Color values

HEX#EEADAB
RGB238, 173, 171
HSL2°, 66%, 80%
HSV2°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 27%, 28%, 7%
XYZ57.55, 51.00, 45.34
Yxy51.00, 0.3740, 0.3314
CIE-Lab76.68, 23.52, 10.45
Hunter Lab71.42, 23.04, 8.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 68% · Blue 67%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEADAB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEADAB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEADAB

.text { color: #EEADAB; }
.background { background-color: #EEADAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEADAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 173, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEADAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 173, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEADAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 173, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEADAB

#E78C88#E16F6B#DA4E49#D4312B#B22924#90211D#721A17#501310#330C0A#110403

Tints of #EEADAB

#EFB5B3#F0B9B7#F2C1C0#F3C5C4#F5CECC#F6D6D5#F7DAD9#F9E2E1#FAE6E6#FCEFEE

Tones of #EEADAB

#E9B1AF#E4B6B4#DFBAB9#DABFBE#D6C3C2#D1C8C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAEBEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEADAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEADAB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEADAB: ·

How #EEADAB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D2D1ABDeuteranopia · #D6DBACTritanopia · #EBACAC

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEADAB rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Meadow
#179A8D · #37E2C2 · #D51F31 · #EDADAD
Royal Ember
#F2C4EE · #ECAFAC · #F4F4DF · #BDF1BB
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Frozen Ruby Monsoon
#18A2CD · #73EEEE · #EC7F5D · #EFB1A9
Electric Ruby Meadow
#A025AA · #CF2D9F · #DD658D · #EDB1AE
Palette Ddf3f5
#DDF3F5 · #A6DCEF · #F2AAAA · #E36387

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EDADAD#ECAFAC#EDAAAA#EFB1A9#EDB1AE#F2AAAA#EAAFAF#EAAAB1#F4A9A8#EEB3B0#F0B4A8#ECB4A7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEADAA  ·  #EEADAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEADAB?

#EEADAB is Light Red, a red color (RGB 238, 173, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEADAB?

#EEADAB is RGB 238, 173, 171 — HSL 2°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEADAB?

Its complement is #AAEBEE; analogous partners are #EEAACA and #EECEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEADAB for text?

Black text on #EEADAB has a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.