Palettes / Colors / #EFA09F

#EFA09F — Light Red

#EFA09F is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.

#EFA09F is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9FEDEF; it also sits naturally between #EF9FC6 and #EFC89F. 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 63% · Blue 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFA09F

.text { color: #EFA09F; }
.background { background-color: #EFA09F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFA09F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 160, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 71%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFA09F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 160, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFA09F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 160, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFA09F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFA09F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFA09F

Tints of #EFA09F

Tones of #EFA09F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FEDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFA09F: #000000.

How #EFA09F 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 #EFA09F or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFA09E  ·  #EFA0A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFA09F?

#EFA09F is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 160, 159). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFA09F?

#EFA09F is RGB 239, 160, 159 — HSL 1°, 71%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 33%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFA09F?

Its complement is #9FEDEF; analogous partners are #EF9FC6 and #EFC89F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFA09F for text?

Black text on #EFA09F has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.