Palettes / Colors / #EFA3BC

#EFA3BC — Light Pink

#EFA3BC is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EFA3BC 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.

#EFA3BC 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 #A4EFD6; it also sits naturally between #EFA4E2 and #EFB0A4. 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 64% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFA3BC

.text { color: #EFA3BC; }
.background { background-color: #EFA3BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFA3BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 163, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFA3BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 163, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFA3BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 163, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFA3BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFA3BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4EFD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFA3BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFA3BC

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:

How #EFA3BC 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 #EFA3BC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFA3BC?

#EFA3BC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 163, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFA3BC?

#EFA3BC is RGB 239, 163, 188 — HSL 340°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFA3BC?

Its complement is #A4EFD6; analogous partners are #EFA4E2 and #EFB0A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFA3BC for text?

Black text on #EFA3BC has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.