Palettes / Colors / #EEAFAC

#EEAFAC — Light Red

#EEAFAC is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EEAFAC 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 #AAEAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAAC9 and #EECFAA. 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 69% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEAFAC

.text { color: #EEAFAC; }
.background { background-color: #EEAFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 175, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 175, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 175, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEAFAC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAEAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEAFAC: #000000.

How #EEAFAC 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 #EEAFAC 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

← #EEAFAB  ·  #EEAFAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEAFAC?

#EEAFAC is Light Red, a red color (RGB 238, 175, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAFAC?

#EEAFAC is RGB 238, 175, 172 — HSL 3°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEAFAC?

Its complement is #AAEAEE; analogous partners are #EEAAC9 and #EECFAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEAFAC for text?

Black text on #EEAFAC has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.