Palettes / Colors / #EFABA7
#EFABA7 — Light Red
#EFABA7 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EFABA7 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.
#EFABA7 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 #A9ECEF; it also sits naturally between #EFA9C8 and #EFD0A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFABA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 171, 167 |
| HSL | 3°, 69%, 80% |
| HSV | 3°, 30%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 28%, 30%, 6% |
| XYZ | 57.13, 50.27, 43.25 |
| Yxy | 50.27, 0.3793, 0.3337 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.23, 24.42, 12.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.90, 23.93, 9.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 30% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFABA7
.text { color: #EFABA7; }
.background { background-color: #EFABA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFABA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 171, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 69%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFABA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 171, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFABA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 171, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFABA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFABA7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9ECEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.90:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFABA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFABA7
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 #EFABA7: ·
How #EFABA7 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 #EFABA7 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 #EFABA7?
#EFABA7 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 171, 167). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFABA7?
#EFABA7 is RGB 239, 171, 167 — HSL 3°, 69%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 30%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFABA7?
Its complement is #A9ECEF; analogous partners are #EFA9C8 and #EFD0A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFABA7 for text?
Black text on #EFABA7 has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.