Palettes / Colors / #EEE2EC

#EEE2EC — Pale Dusty Pink

#EEE2EC is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.

#EEE2EC 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 #E2EEE4; it also sits naturally between #EAE2EE and #EEE2E6. 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 89% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEE2EC

.text { color: #EEE2EC; }
.background { background-color: #EEE2EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE2EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 226, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 26%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE2EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 226, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE2EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 226, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEE2EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE2EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2EEE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEE2EC: #000000.

How #EEE2EC 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 #EEE2EC 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

← #EEE2EB  ·  #EEE2ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEE2EC?

#EEE2EC is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 226, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE2EC?

#EEE2EC is RGB 238, 226, 236 — HSL 310°, 26%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEE2EC?

Its complement is #E2EEE4; analogous partners are #EAE2EE and #EEE2E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEE2EC for text?

Black text on #EEE2EC has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.