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#EEAFCA — Light Pink

#EEAFCA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EEAFCA 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.

#EEAFCA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AFEED3; it also sits naturally between #EEAFEA and #EEB3AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEAFCA · RGB 238, 175, 202

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Color values

HEX#EEAFCA
RGB238, 175, 202
HSL334°, 65%, 81%
HSV334°, 26%, 93%
CMYK0%, 26%, 15%, 7%
XYZ61.25, 53.10, 62.90
Yxy53.10, 0.3456, 0.2996
CIE-Lab77.93, 26.99, -4.61
Hunter Lab72.87, 26.82, -4.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 69% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEAFCA

.text { color: #EEAFCA; }
.background { background-color: #EEAFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 175, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 175, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 175, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEAFCA

#E78DB4#E170A1#DA4E8B#D22D74#B52664#931F52#72183F#50112C#320B1C#110409

Tints of #EEAFCA

#F0B7D0#F1BCD3#F3C4D8#F3C8DB#F5D1E1#F6D5E3#F8DDE9#F9E2EC#FBEAF1#FBEEF4

Tones of #EEAFCA

#EAB3CB#E5B8CC#E0BDCC#DCC1CD#D8C5CD#D3CACE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFEED3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.81:1 Fails
Against black text11.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEAFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEAFCA

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 #EEAFCA: ·

How #EEAFCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D2C3Deuteranopia · #D6DBC2Tritanopia · #EBBEBD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Wild Ruby Saffron
#F2B0C8 · #DA5284 · #C22961 · #7B183D
Palette 441752
#441752 · #8174A0 · #A888B5 · #EFB6C8
Palette 8174a0
#8174A0 · #A888B5 · #EFB6C8 · #FFD2A0
Misty Ruby Terrace
#EAB3D0 · #D9599D · #A1306C · #3C1028
Smoky Cascade
#C9B2E7 · #ECAFD2 · #F3E4DA · #D5EAB3
Serene Orchard
#13CF9C · #6AF1B0 · #E7154F · #F3B2C3

Similar colors

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

#F2B0C8#EFB6C8#EAB3D0#ECAFD2#F3B2C3#F6B1CE#F4ABC4#F0A8D0#EDB8CF#E6ACC4#E9B8CC#E7AED2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEAFC9  ·  #EEAFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEAFCA?

#EEAFCA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 175, 202). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAFCA?

#EEAFCA is RGB 238, 175, 202 — HSL 334°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEAFCA?

Its complement is #AFEED3; analogous partners are #EEAFEA and #EEB3AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEAFCA for text?

Black text on #EEAFCA has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.