Palettes / Colors / #EEE1ED
#EEE1ED — Pale Dusty Pink
#EEE1ED is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
#EEE1ED 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 #E2EEE3; it also sits naturally between #E9E2EE and #EEE2E7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEE1ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 225, 237 |
| HSL | 305°, 28%, 91% |
| HSV | 305°, 5%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 77.47, 78.14, 91.12 |
| Yxy | 78.14, 0.3140, 0.3167 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.84, 6.52, -4.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.40, 6.56, -4.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 88% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEE1ED
.text { color: #EEE1ED; }
.background { background-color: #EEE1ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE1ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 225, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 28%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE1ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 225, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE1ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 225, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEE1ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE1ED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E2EEE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEE1ED: #000000.
How #EEE1ED 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 #EEE1ED 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 #EEE1ED?
#EEE1ED is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 225, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE1ED?
#EEE1ED is RGB 238, 225, 237 — HSL 305°, 28%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEE1ED?
Its complement is #E2EEE3; analogous partners are #E9E2EE and #EEE2E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEE1ED for text?
Black text on #EEE1ED has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.