Palettes / Colors / #EFA9CD

#EFA9CD — Light Pink

#EFA9CD 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 #EFA9CD 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.

#EFA9CD 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 #A9EFCB; it also sits naturally between #EEA9EF and #EFA9AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 66% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFA9CD

.text { color: #EFA9CD; }
.background { background-color: #EFA9CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFA9CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 169, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 69%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFA9CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 169, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFA9CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 169, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFA9CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFA9CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFA9CD

Tints of #EFA9CD

Tones of #EFA9CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9EFCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFA9CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFA9CD

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 #EFA9CD 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 #EFA9CD 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

← #EFA9CC  ·  #EFA9CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFA9CD?

#EFA9CD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 169, 205). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFA9CD?

#EFA9CD is RGB 239, 169, 205 — HSL 329°, 69%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 14%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFA9CD?

Its complement is #A9EFCB; analogous partners are #EEA9EF and #EFA9AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFA9CD for text?

Black text on #EFA9CD has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.