Palettes / Colors / #EEBBF6

#EEBBF6 — Pale Pink

#EEBBF6 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 #EEBBF6 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.

#EEBBF6 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 #C3F6BB; it also sits naturally between #D1BBF6 and #F6BBE1. 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 96%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEBBF6

.text { color: #EEBBF6; }
.background { background-color: #EEBBF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBBF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 77%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBBF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBBF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBBF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBBF6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3F6BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEBBF6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBBF6

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 #EEBBF6 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 #EEBBF6 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

← #EEBBF5  ·  #EEBBF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBBF6?

#EEBBF6 is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 187, 246). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBBF6?

#EEBBF6 is RGB 238, 187, 246 — HSL 292°, 77%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 24%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #EEBBF6?

Its complement is #C3F6BB; analogous partners are #D1BBF6 and #F6BBE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBBF6 for text?

Black text on #EEBBF6 has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.