Palettes / Colors / #EEE7EA
#EEE7EA — Pale Dusty Pink
#EEE7EA is a pink color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EEE7EA 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.
#EEE7EA 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 #E7EEEB; it also sits naturally between #EEE7EE and #EEE8E7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEE7EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 231, 234 |
| HSL | 334°, 17%, 92% |
| HSV | 334°, 3%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 2%, 7% |
| XYZ | 78.69, 81.27, 89.38 |
| Yxy | 81.27, 0.3156, 0.3259 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.25, 2.89, -0.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.15, 2.90, -0.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEE7EA
.text { color: #EEE7EA; }
.background { background-color: #EEE7EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE7EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 231, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 17%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE7EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 231, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE7EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 231, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEE7EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE7EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E7EEEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEE7EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEE7EA
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 #EEE7EA: ·
How #EEE7EA 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 #EEE7EA 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 #EEE7EA?
#EEE7EA is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 231, 234). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE7EA?
#EEE7EA is RGB 238, 231, 234 — HSL 334°, 17%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 2%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEE7EA?
Its complement is #E7EEEB; analogous partners are #EEE7EE and #EEE8E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEE7EA for text?
Black text on #EEE7EA has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.