Palettes / Colors / #EEBBEF

#EEBBEF — Pale Pink

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #EEBBEF 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.

#EEBBEF 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 #BEEFBD; it also sits naturally between #D5BDEF and #EFBDD7. 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 73% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEBBEF

.text { color: #EEBBEF; }
.background { background-color: #EEBBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 62%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEEFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEBBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBBEF

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:

How #EEBBEF 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 #EEBBEF 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

← #EEBBEE  ·  #EEBBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBBEF?

#EEBBEF is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 187, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBBEF?

#EEBBEF is RGB 238, 187, 239 — HSL 299°, 62%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EEBBEF?

Its complement is #BEEFBD; analogous partners are #D5BDEF and #EFBDD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBBEF for text?

Black text on #EEBBEF has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.