Palettes / Colors / #EFA79F

#EFA79F — Light Red

#EFA79F is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.

#EFA79F 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 #9FE7EF; it also sits naturally between #EF9FBF and #EFCF9F. 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 65% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 33% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFA79F

.text { color: #EFA79F; }
.background { background-color: #EFA79F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFA79F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 167, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 71%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFA79F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 167, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFA79F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 167, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFA79F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFA79F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFA79F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FE7EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFA79F: #000000.

How #EFA79F 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 #EFA79F 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

← #EFA79E  ·  #EFA7A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFA79F?

#EFA79F is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 167, 159). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFA79F?

#EFA79F is RGB 239, 167, 159 — HSL 6°, 71%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 33%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFA79F?

Its complement is #9FE7EF; analogous partners are #EF9FBF and #EFCF9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFA79F for text?

Black text on #EFA79F has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.