Palettes / Colors / #EEAFCB
#EEAFCB — Light Pink
#EEAFCB 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 #EEAFCB 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.
#EEAFCB 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 #AFEED2; it also sits naturally between #EEAFEB and #EEB2AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEAFCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 175, 203 |
| HSL | 333°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 333°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 15%, 7% |
| XYZ | 61.37, 53.15, 63.52 |
| Yxy | 53.15, 0.3447, 0.2985 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.96, 27.14, -5.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.90, 27.00, -4.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 69% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEAFCB
.text { color: #EEAFCB; }
.background { background-color: #EEAFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 175, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 175, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 175, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEAFCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEAFCB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEAFCB
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Tones of #EEAFCB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFEED2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEAFCB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEAFCB
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 #EEAFCB: ·
How #EEAFCB 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 #EEAFCB 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 #EEAFCB?
#EEAFCB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 175, 203). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAFCB?
#EEAFCB is RGB 238, 175, 203 — HSL 333°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 15%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEAFCB?
Its complement is #AFEED2; analogous partners are #EEAFEB and #EEB2AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEAFCB for text?
Black text on #EEAFCB has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.