Palettes / Colors / #EFAAA1
#EFAAA1 — Light Red
#EFAAA1 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EFAAA1 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.
#EFAAA1 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 #9FE5EF; it also sits naturally between #EF9FBE and #EFD09F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFAAA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 170, 161 |
| HSL | 7°, 71%, 78% |
| HSV | 7°, 33%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 29%, 33%, 6% |
| XYZ | 56.40, 49.67, 40.33 |
| Yxy | 49.67, 0.3852, 0.3393 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.87, 24.19, 14.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.48, 23.65, 12.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 63%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 33% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFAAA1
.text { color: #EFAAA1; }
.background { background-color: #EFAAA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAAA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 170, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 71%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAAA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 170, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAAA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 170, 161, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFAAA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAAA1">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9FE5EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.92:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFAAA1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAAA1
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFAAA1: ·
How #EFAAA1 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 #EFAAA1 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFAAA1?
#EFAAA1 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 170, 161). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAAA1?
#EFAAA1 is RGB 239, 170, 161 — HSL 7°, 71%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 33%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFAAA1?
Its complement is #9FE5EF; analogous partners are #EF9FBE and #EFD09F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFAAA1 for text?
Black text on #EFAAA1 has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.