Palettes / Colors / #EED2DE

#EED2DE — Pale Muted Pink

#EED2DE is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EED2DE 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.

#EED2DE 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 #D3EEE2; it also sits naturally between #EED3EC and #EED4D3. 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 82% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EED2DE

.text { color: #EED2DE; }
.background { background-color: #EED2DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED2DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 210, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 45%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED2DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 210, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED2DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 210, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EED2DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED2DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EED2DE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3EEE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EED2DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED2DE

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 #EED2DE 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 #EED2DE 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

← #EED2DD  ·  #EED2DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EED2DE?

#EED2DE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 210, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EED2DE?

#EED2DE is RGB 238, 210, 222 — HSL 334°, 45%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #EED2DE?

Its complement is #D3EEE2; analogous partners are #EED3EC and #EED4D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EED2DE for text?

Black text on #EED2DE has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.