Palettes / Colors / #EFAAA2
#EFAAA2 — Light Red
#EFAAA2 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 #EFAAA2 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.
#EFAAA2 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 #A3E8EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA3C2 and #EFD1A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFAAA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 170, 162 |
| HSL | 6°, 71%, 79% |
| HSV | 6°, 32%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 29%, 32%, 6% |
| XYZ | 56.49, 49.71, 40.80 |
| Yxy | 49.71, 0.3843, 0.3382 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.89, 24.31, 14.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.50, 23.78, 11.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 32% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFAAA2
.text { color: #EFAAA2; }
.background { background-color: #EFAAA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAAA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 170, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 71%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAAA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 170, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAAA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 170, 162, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFAAA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAAA2">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A3E8EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.92:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFAAA2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAAA2
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 #EFAAA2: ·
How #EFAAA2 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 #EFAAA2 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 #EFAAA2?
#EFAAA2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 170, 162). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAAA2?
#EFAAA2 is RGB 239, 170, 162 — HSL 6°, 71%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 32%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFAAA2?
Its complement is #A3E8EF; analogous partners are #EFA3C2 and #EFD1A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFAAA2 for text?
Black text on #EFAAA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.