Palettes / Colors / #EFAEAE

#EFAEAE — Light Red

#EFAEAE is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EFAEAE 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 #AEEFEF; it also sits naturally between #EFAECF and #EFCFAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 68% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFAEAE

.text { color: #EFAEAE; }
.background { background-color: #EFAEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 174, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 174, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 174, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFAEAE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEFEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFAEAE: #000000.

How #EFAEAE 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 #EFAEAE 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

← #EFAEAD  ·  #EFAEAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFAEAE?

#EFAEAE is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 174, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAEAE?

#EFAEAE is RGB 239, 174, 174 — HSL 0°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFAEAE?

Its complement is #AEEFEF; analogous partners are #EFAECF and #EFCFAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFAEAE for text?

Black text on #EFAEAE has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.