Palettes / Colors / #EEDBEC
#EEDBEC — Pale Muted Pink
#EEDBEC 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 #EEDBEC 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.
#EEDBEC 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 #DCEFDE; it also sits naturally between #E7DCEF and #EFDCE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDBEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 219, 236 |
| HSL | 306°, 36%, 90% |
| HSV | 306°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.73, 74.90, 89.82 |
| Yxy | 74.90, 0.3150, 0.3115 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.34, 9.46, -5.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.54, 9.52, -5.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEDBEC
.text { color: #EEDBEC; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDBEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDBEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEDBEC
Tints of #EEDBEC
Tones of #EEDBEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCEFDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDBEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBEC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EEDBEC: ·
How #EEDBEC 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 #EEDBEC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EEDBEC?
#EEDBEC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 219, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBEC?
#EEDBEC is RGB 238, 219, 236 — HSL 306°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEDBEC?
Its complement is #DCEFDE; analogous partners are #E7DCEF and #EFDCE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDBEC for text?
Black text on #EEDBEC has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.