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#EEDDEC — Pale Muted Pink

#EEDDEC 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 #EEDDEC 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.

#EEDDEC 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 #DDEEDF; it also sits naturally between #E7DDEE and #EEDDE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDDEC · RGB 238, 221, 236

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Color values

HEX#EEDDEC
RGB238, 221, 236
HSL307°, 33%, 90%
HSV307°, 7%, 93%
CMYK0%, 7%, 1%, 7%
XYZ76.26, 75.95, 90.00
Yxy75.95, 0.3149, 0.3136
CIE-Lab89.83, 8.42, -5.22
Hunter Lab87.15, 8.47, -5.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEDDEC

.text { color: #EEDDEC; }
.background { background-color: #EEDDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 221, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 33%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 221, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 221, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDDEC

#DFBFDB#D1A3CC#C185BA#B46AAB#9F5096#814179#663360#472443#2C162A#0E070D

Tints of #EEDDEC

#F0E0EE#F0E0EE#F1E4F0#F1E4F0#F3E7F2#F5EBF4#F5EBF4#F6EEF5#F6EEF5#F8F1F7

Tones of #EEDDEC

#EDDEEB#ECDFEA#EAE1E9#E9E2E8#E8E3E7#E7E4E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDEEDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDDEC

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 #EEDDEC: ·

How #EEDDEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E6E8Deuteranopia · #E8E9E8Tritanopia · #EDE6E5

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 #EEDDEC rather than the exact color:

Amber Zephyr
#77285D · #A8CA62 · #6CAECE · #EEDCE9
Honey Marble
#7C348B · #C7B667 · #5AC2B0 · #E9DDED
Crimson Solace
#F4DCEE · #E7CAC3 · #DFE7B7 · #B7EABE
Palette Caf7e3
#CAF7E3 · #EDFFEC · #F6DFEB · #E4BAD4
Palette Caf7e3
#CAF7E3 · #F8EDED · #F6DFEB · #E4BAD4
Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF

Similar colors

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

#EEDCE9#E9DDED#F4DCEE#F6DFEB#EED5EF#F6E2E9#F2D4EA#F7DBF0#E9E4E6#F3DFE3#EFE4E4#F1D9F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDDEB  ·  #EEDDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDDEC?

#EEDDEC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 221, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDDEC?

#EEDDEC is RGB 238, 221, 236 — HSL 307°, 33%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDDEC?

Its complement is #DDEEDF; analogous partners are #E7DDEE and #EEDDE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDDEC for text?

Black text on #EEDDEC has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.