Palettes / Colors / #EFA9AE

#EFA9AE — Light Red

#EFA9AE is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EFA9AE 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 #A9EFEA; it also sits naturally between #EFA9D1 and #EFC7A9. 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 66% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFA9AE

.text { color: #EFA9AE; }
.background { background-color: #EFA9AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFA9AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 169, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 69%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFA9AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 169, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFA9AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 169, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFA9AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFA9AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9EFEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFA9AE: #000000.

How #EFA9AE 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 #EFA9AE 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 #EFA9AE?

#EFA9AE is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 169, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFA9AE?

#EFA9AE is RGB 239, 169, 174 — HSL 356°, 69%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFA9AE?

Its complement is #A9EFEA; analogous partners are #EFA9D1 and #EFC7A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFA9AE for text?

Black text on #EFA9AE has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.