Palettes / Colors / #EEAFDC
#EEAFDC — Light Pink
#EEAFDC 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 #EEAFDC 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.
#EEAFDC 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 #AFEEC1; it also sits naturally between #E0AFEE and #EEAFBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEAFDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 175, 220 |
| HSL | 317°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 317°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 63.51, 54.00, 74.79 |
| Yxy | 54.00, 0.3303, 0.2808 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.46, 29.95, -13.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.49, 30.05, -13.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 69% · Blue 86%
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 #EEAFDC
.text { color: #EEAFDC; }
.background { background-color: #EEAFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 175, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 175, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 175, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEAFDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEAFDC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEAFDC
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Tones of #EEAFDC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFEEC1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEAFDC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEAFDC
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 #EEAFDC: ·
How #EEAFDC 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 #EEAFDC 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 #EEAFDC?
#EEAFDC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 175, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAFDC?
#EEAFDC is RGB 238, 175, 220 — HSL 317°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEAFDC?
Its complement is #AFEEC1; analogous partners are #E0AFEE and #EEAFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEAFDC for text?
Black text on #EEAFDC has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.