Palettes / Colors / #EEB5EA
#EEB5EA — Pale Pink
#EEB5EA is a pink color we call Pale 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 #EEB5EA 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.
#EEB5EA 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 #B4EEB8; it also sits naturally between #D5B4EE and #EEB4CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEB5EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 181, 234 |
| HSL | 304°, 63%, 82% |
| HSV | 304°, 24%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 24%, 2%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.64, 57.17, 85.36 |
| Yxy | 57.17, 0.3186, 0.2733 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.27, 29.21, -18.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.61, 29.50, -18.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 71% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEB5EA
.text { color: #EEB5EA; }
.background { background-color: #EEB5EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEB5EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 181, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEB5EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 181, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEB5EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 181, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEB5EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEB5EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B4EEB8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEB5EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEB5EA
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 #EEB5EA: ·
How #EEB5EA 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 #EEB5EA 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 #EEB5EA?
#EEB5EA is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 181, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEB5EA?
#EEB5EA is RGB 238, 181, 234 — HSL 304°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 2%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEB5EA?
Its complement is #B4EEB8; analogous partners are #D5B4EE and #EEB4CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEB5EA for text?
Black text on #EEB5EA has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.