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#EFABA2 — Light Red

#EFABA2 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 #EFABA2 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.

#EFABA2 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 #A3E7EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA3C1 and #EFD2A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFABA2 · RGB 239, 171, 162

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Color values

HEX#EFABA2
RGB239, 171, 162
HSL7°, 71%, 79%
HSV7°, 32%, 94%
CMYK0%, 28%, 32%, 6%
XYZ56.68, 50.09, 40.86
Yxy50.09, 0.3839, 0.3393
CIE-Lab76.12, 23.78, 14.57
Hunter Lab70.77, 23.26, 11.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 32% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFABA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFABA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFABA2

.text { color: #EFABA2; }
.background { background-color: #EFABA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFABA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 171, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 71%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFABA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 171, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFABA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 171, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFABA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFABA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFABA2

#EA9185#E47162#DF5643#D63924#B7311F#942819#761F14#53160E#340E09#110503

Tints of #EFABA2

#F1B4AC#F2B8B1#F3C0B9#F5C8C2#F6D0CB#F7D4CF#F8DCD8#FAE3E0#FBE7E5#FCEFEE

Tones of #EFABA2

#EAB0A9#E5B5AE#DFB9B3#DABDB9#D4C1BF#CFC5C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3E7EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text11.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFABA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFABA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFABA2: ·

How #EFABA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D2D1A4Deuteranopia · #D6DBA5Tritanopia · #ECA6A6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFABA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Palette 8e7ab5
#8E7AB5 · #B784B7 · #E493B3 · #EEA5A6
Radiant Solace
#176694 · #7AA6EB · #C75C1F · #EAB1A3
Palette Fbc6a4
#FBC6A4 · #F4A9A8 · #CE97B0 · #AFB9C8
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Hidden Ruby Canyon
#0E7F9D · #5DE5F0 · #E84115 · #EFB09B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ECA6A6#EEA5A6#EAB1A3#F4A9A8#EDAAAA#EFB09B#F2AAAA#E9A6A6#EAB2A0#F5A8A8#EFB1A9#E9A89B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFABA1  ·  #EFABA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFABA2?

#EFABA2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 171, 162). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFABA2?

#EFABA2 is RGB 239, 171, 162 — HSL 7°, 71%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 32%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFABA2?

Its complement is #A3E7EF; analogous partners are #EFA3C1 and #EFD2A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFABA2 for text?

Black text on #EFABA2 has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.