Palettes / Colors / #EEAFDA
#EEAFDA — Light Pink
#EEAFDA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EEAFDA 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.
#EEAFDA 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 #AFEEC3; it also sits naturally between #E2AFEE and #EEAFBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEAFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 175, 218 |
| HSL | 319°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 319°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 63.24, 53.90, 73.40 |
| Yxy | 53.90, 0.3319, 0.2829 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.40, 29.61, -12.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.42, 29.68, -12.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 69% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEAFDA
.text { color: #EEAFDA; }
.background { background-color: #EEAFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 175, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 175, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 175, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEAFDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEAFDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEAFDA
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Tones of #EEAFDA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFEEC3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEAFDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEAFDA
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 #EEAFDA: ·
How #EEAFDA 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 #EEAFDA 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 #EEAFDA?
#EEAFDA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 175, 218). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAFDA?
#EEAFDA is RGB 238, 175, 218 — HSL 319°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEAFDA?
Its complement is #AFEEC3; analogous partners are #E2AFEE and #EEAFBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEAFDA for text?
Black text on #EEAFDA has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.