Palettes / Colors / #EF9FEC

#EF9FEC — Light Pink

#EF9FEC is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#EF9FEC 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 #9FEFA2; it also sits naturally between #CA9FEF and #EF9FC4. 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 94% · Green 62% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EF9FEC

.text { color: #EF9FEC; }
.background { background-color: #EF9FEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF9FEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 159, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 71%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF9FEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 159, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF9FEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 159, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF9FEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF9FEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FEFA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF9FEC: #000000.

How #EF9FEC 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 #EF9FEC 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

← #EF9FEB  ·  #EF9FED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF9FEC?

#EF9FEC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 159, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF9FEC?

#EF9FEC is RGB 239, 159, 236 — HSL 302°, 71%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF9FEC?

Its complement is #9FEFA2; analogous partners are #CA9FEF and #EF9FC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF9FEC for text?

Black text on #EF9FEC has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.