Palettes / Colors / #EEB8EF

#EEB8EF — Pale Pink

#EEB8EF is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#EEB8EF is a cool 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 #B9EFB8; it also sits naturally between #D3B8EF and #EFB8D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 72% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EEB8EF

.text { color: #EEB8EF; }
.background { background-color: #EEB8EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEB8EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 184, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 63%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEB8EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 184, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEB8EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 184, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEB8EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEB8EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9EFB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEB8EF: #000000.

How #EEB8EF 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 #EEB8EF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEB8EE  ·  #EEB8F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEB8EF?

#EEB8EF is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 184, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEB8EF?

#EEB8EF is RGB 238, 184, 239 — HSL 299°, 63%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EEB8EF?

Its complement is #B9EFB8; analogous partners are #D3B8EF and #EFB8D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEB8EF for text?

Black text on #EEB8EF has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.