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#EECDE8 Color

#EECDE8 is rgb(238, 205, 232) in RGB, hsl(311, 49%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EECDE8
HEX#EECDE8
RGBrgb(238, 205, 232)
HSLhsl(311, 49%, 87%)
HSVhsv(311, 14%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.051 332.1)
LABlab(85.85% 15.33 -8.87)
LCHlch(85.85% 17.71 329.94)

What #EECDE8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EECDE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 6.07Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.49Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 6.65Mimi Pink#FFDAE9ΔE 8.03Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 8.24Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.05

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EECDE8 Channel Values

How #EECDE8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 238 · G 205 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 49% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 14% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 3% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EECDE8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EECDE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EECDE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EECDE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EECDE8
Complementary
#CEEED4
Analogous
#E4CEEE
Analogous
#EECED8
Triadic
#E8EECE
Triadic
#CEE8EE
Split comp.
#D8EECE
Split comp.
#CEEEE4

Tints & Shades of #EECDE8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F1D5EC
#F2D9ED
#F5E1F1
#F6E4F3
#F8ECF6
#FAF0F8

Shades

#DEA0D3
#CF72BE
#BF45A9
#983486
#6A245E
#3D1535

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EECDE8.

How #EECDE8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EECDE8
Protanopia#D3D3E8
Protanomaly#DED1E8
Deuteranopia#D9D9E7
Deuteranomaly#E2D4E7
Tritanopia#EBD1D1
Tritanomaly#ECCFDA
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EECDE8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eecde8: #EECDE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EECDE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eecde8': '#EECDE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.804, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_eecde8">#EECDE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EECDE8"

More Pink Colors

#EECDE8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EECDE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EECDE8?

#EECDE8 is a lightest pink — rgb(238, 205, 232) in RGB and hsl(311, 49%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #EECDE8?

#EECDE8 is rgb(238, 205, 232) — red 238, green 205, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EECDE8?

#EECDE8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EECDE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EECDE8 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EECDE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EECDE8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #EECDE8 in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.