Palettes / Colors / #EFAED5

#EFAED5 — Light Pink

#EFAED5 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#EFAED5 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEEFC8; it also sits naturally between #E9AEEF and #EFAEB5. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 11% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFAED5

.text { color: #EFAED5; }
.background { background-color: #EFAED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 174, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 174, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 174, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFAED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAED5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEFC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFAED5: #000000.

How #EFAED5 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 #EFAED5 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

← #EFAED4  ·  #EFAED6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFAED5?

#EFAED5 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 174, 213). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAED5?

#EFAED5 is RGB 239, 174, 213 — HSL 324°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 11%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFAED5?

Its complement is #AEEFC8; analogous partners are #E9AEEF and #EFAEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFAED5 for text?

Black text on #EFAED5 has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.