Palettes / Colors / #EEAFCD
#EEAFCD — Light Pink
#EEAFCD 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 #EEAFCD 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.
#EEAFCD 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 #AFEED0; it also sits naturally between #EEAFED and #EEB0AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEAFCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 175, 205 |
| HSL | 331°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 331°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 14%, 7% |
| XYZ | 61.61, 53.24, 64.79 |
| Yxy | 53.24, 0.3430, 0.2964 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.02, 27.46, -6.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.97, 27.34, -5.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 69% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEAFCD
.text { color: #EEAFCD; }
.background { background-color: #EEAFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 175, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 175, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 175, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEAFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEAFCD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEAFCD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFEED0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEAFCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEAFCD
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 #EEAFCD: ·
How #EEAFCD 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 #EEAFCD 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 #EEAFCD?
#EEAFCD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 175, 205). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAFCD?
#EEAFCD is RGB 238, 175, 205 — HSL 331°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 14%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEAFCD?
Its complement is #AFEED0; analogous partners are #EEAFED and #EEB0AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEAFCD for text?
Black text on #EEAFCD has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.