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#EED2EE — Pale Muted Pink

#EED2EE is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EED2EE 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.

#EED2EE 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 #D3EED3; it also sits naturally between #E0D3EE and #EED3E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EED2EE · RGB 238, 210, 238

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Color values

HEX#EED2EE
RGB238, 210, 238
HSL300°, 45%, 88%
HSV300°, 12%, 93%
CMYK0%, 12%, 0%, 7%
XYZ73.74, 70.44, 90.60
Yxy70.44, 0.3141, 0.3000
CIE-Lab87.21, 14.55, -10.16
Hunter Lab83.93, 14.66, -10.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EED2EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EED2EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EED2EE

.text { color: #EED2EE; }
.background { background-color: #EED2EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED2EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 210, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 45%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED2EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 210, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED2EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 210, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EED2EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED2EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EED2EE

#E3B5E3#D694D6#CB76CB#BE55BE#AA41AA#8D358D#6B296B#4E1D4E#2C112C#0F060F

Tints of #EED2EE

#F0D6F0#F1DAF1#F1DAF1#F2DEF2#F4E1F4#F5E5F5#F7E9F7#F7E9F7#F8EDF8#F9F0F9

Tones of #EED2EE

#ECD4EC#EAD7EA#E8D8E8#E6DBE6#E4DCE4#E2DFE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3EED3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #EED2EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED2EE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EED2EE: ·

How #EED2EE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E2E2E7Deuteranopia · #E4E6E6Tritanopia · #EDE2E1

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EED2EE rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735

Similar colors

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

#EED5EF#EFD1EB#F0CFEA#F3D1F1#F2D4EA#ECCFE8#F5D1F0#EDCBF1#EBCBEB#ECCFE6#EECCF5#E7D3E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EED2ED  ·  #EED2EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EED2EE?

#EED2EE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 210, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EED2EE?

#EED2EE is RGB 238, 210, 238 — HSL 300°, 45%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EED2EE?

Its complement is #D3EED3; analogous partners are #E0D3EE and #EED3E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EED2EE for text?

Black text on #EED2EE has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.