Conversions, palettes, contrast & design ideas for this color.
Color profile
#EAD7DE is a warm color from the Rose family, closest in name to “Homoeopathic Red”. In RGB it is rgb(234, 215, 222); in HSL, hsl(338, 31%, 88%).
The color Homoeopathic Red, with hexadecimal code #ead7de, is part of the pink color family, a hue that spans from playful and youthful to elegant and gender-neutral. Pink evokes warmth, tenderness, and emotional connection across diverse cultural contexts. Additionally, it evokes emotions such as Purity, Cleanliness, Innocence, Perfection and Simplicity. Pink is often connected to love, compassion, and femininity in Western cultures, while in Japan, it can symbolize spring and cherry blossoms. It can also represent universal harmony and emotional balance. With a moderate saturation of 31%, it has a softened, muted quality that lends sophistication and works well for backgrounds and secondary elements. Its high lightness of 88% gives it a pale, ethereal quality—airy and delicate, best used as a tinted background or subtle accent. This color is ideal for designs that aim to express Purity, Cleanliness, Innocence, Perfection, or Simplicity. It can be effectively used in web design, branding, and marketing materials to attract attention and convey specific messages.
Key facts
The story of this color
Homoeopathic Red (#EAD7DE) belongs to the Rose color family.
This pastel variant has a light, airy quality—soft enough for backgrounds yet distinct enough to set a mood. Pastel tones like this are ideal for wedding stationery, nursery decor, and wellness branding where gentle warmth matters.
Rose as a color name predates its association with the flower—the Old English word referenced a range of warm pinkish-red hues. During the Renaissance, rose madder pigment (from the madder plant root) was a staple of portrait painters, prized for realistic skin tones. In Victorian flower language, different rose colors carried coded messages: pink for admiration, red for love, white for purity.
Rose tones—ranging from dusty rose to vivid rose—bridge pink and red, offering warmth without pink's potential for seeming overly sweet or red's intensity. They are excellent for cosmetics, wine, and luxury lifestyle brands. Pair rose with gold for opulence, or with sage green for a natural, sophisticated palette.
Positioned on the warm side of the color wheel (hue 338°), it naturally draws the eye and creates a sense of closeness—making it effective for calls to action, food photography, and hospitality branding. At 31% saturation, the color has a muted, sophisticated quality that pairs well with bolder accents. It works as a background, a border, or a secondary element in layered compositions.
Rose conveys romance, gratitude, and grace. It feels more mature and nuanced than bright pink, appealing to audiences seeking elegance and emotional depth. In interior design, rose tones create inviting, conversation-friendly spaces.
Its high lightness of 88% makes it appear almost washed-out in bright environments, so it is best used as a background tint or gentle highlight rather than a foreground element.
Use a dusty-rose background with white serif typography for a luxury wedding brand. Combine vivid rose with deep teal for a contemporary editorial palette. In packaging, rose-gold metallic finishes paired with rose-colored paper create a tactile, premium unboxing experience.
Every format
Every way to write Homoeopathic Red — one-tap copy on every format; tap on any card to learn what it is and when to use it.
#EAD7DE
Hexadecimal is the web’s universal color notation — two digits each for red, green and blue. Drop it straight into HTML, CSS or any design tool.
rgb(234, 215, 222)
RGB is the additive Red-Green-Blue model every screen uses to emit light. The default choice for websites, apps and on-screen UI.
hsl(338, 31%, 88%)
HSL breaks a color into Hue, Saturation and Lightness — the most intuitive way to lighten, darken or mute a color in CSS.
hsv(338, 8%, 92%)
HSV (also called HSB) maps Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness. It is the model behind the color pickers in Photoshop, Figma and most design apps.
hwb(338 84% 8%)
HWB blends a pure hue with Whiteness and Blackness — a painter-friendly model added in CSS Color 4 for quick tints and shades.
cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 8%)
CMYK is the subtractive Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black ink model. Use these values when preparing artwork for a printer or commercial press.
oklch(89.66% 0.023 353.19)
OKLCH is a modern, perceptually-uniform space (Lightness, Chroma, Hue). It powers smooth gradients and accessible palettes in today’s CSS.
oklab(89.66% 0.023 -0.003)
OKLab is the Cartesian form of OKLCH — ideal for blending and interpolating colors without the muddy midpoints older spaces produce.
L: 87.66, a: 7.74, b: -1.08
CIELAB is a device-independent, perceptually-uniform space. It is the standard for measuring color difference (ΔE) and matching across devices.
L: 87.66, C: 7.81, H: 352.08
LCH is CIELAB in cylindrical form — Lightness, Chroma and Hue — letting you adjust vividness and hue while staying perceptually even.
X: 71.42, Y: 71.37, Z: 79.12
CIE XYZ is the 1931 master space that underpins every other model here — the scientific bridge used to convert between color systems.
15390686
The 24-bit integer value of the color — handy for databases, APIs, game engines and low-level graphics code.
Channel breakdown
How much red, green and blue light mixes into Homoeopathic Red.
Percentages show each channel's share of the total light (R + G + B) in Homoeopathic Red.
Ink coverage
Ink needed to reproduce Homoeopathic Red in four-color print. Heaviest ink: Key (Black).
Print tip: treat these values as a starting point — final output depends on printer profile, paper stock and calibration.
Accessibility · WCAG
How bright Homoeopathic Red is, and how far black and white text clear each WCAG bar.
Contrast ratio · 1:1 → 21:1 (log scale)
Developer shortcuts
Copy-and-paste CSS for Homoeopathic Red — per-line copy, or grab the whole block.
background-color: #EAD7DE;
color: #EAD7DE;
border: 2px solid #EAD7DE;
background-color: rgb(234, 215, 222);
background-color: hsl(338, 31%, 88%);
--color: #EAD7DE;
Shades · light to dark
Lighter and darker steps of Homoeopathic Red — the color's full brightness range in one strip.
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Harmony · 180° apart
Two colors opposite on the wheel — maximum contrast for attention-grabbing accents.
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Harmony · adjacent hues
Neighboring hues on the wheel — harmonious, calm combinations that feel unified.
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Harmony · 120° apart
Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel — vibrant and energetic, yet balanced.
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Harmony · 90° apart
Four colors evenly spaced on the wheel (tetradic) — rich schemes with multiple accents.
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Accessibility
How Homoeopathic Red reads across five kinds of color vision — a ✓ Friendly verdict means the color difference stays distinguishable for that vision type.
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Harmony overview
The lead color from each harmony scheme, side by side — a shortcut to the full palettes above.
Perceptually nearby
A step away in brightness, richness or shade — each still feels like the same color.
From the color-name library
The closest named colors to #EAD7DE — same mood, each with its own character.
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Inspiration
Curated Unsplash photos that carry the mood of Homoeopathic Red — hover any tile to download it or view the original.
Good to know
Harmony