Palettes / Colors / #EFAED7
#EFAED7 — Light Pink
#EFAED7 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EFAED7 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.
#EFAED7 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 #AEEFC6; it also sits naturally between #E6AEEF and #EFAEB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFAED7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 174, 215 |
| HSL | 322°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 322°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 10%, 6% |
| XYZ | 63.00, 53.53, 71.30 |
| Yxy | 53.53, 0.3354, 0.2850 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.19, 29.97, -11.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.16, 30.04, -10.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 68% · Blue 84%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 10% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFAED7
.text { color: #EFAED7; }
.background { background-color: #EFAED7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAED7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 174, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAED7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 174, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAED7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 174, 215, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFAED7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAED7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFAED7
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEEFC6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFAED7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAED7
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 #EFAED7: ·
How #EFAED7 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 #EFAED7 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 #EFAED7?
#EFAED7 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 174, 215). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAED7?
#EFAED7 is RGB 239, 174, 215 — HSL 322°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 10%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFAED7?
Its complement is #AEEFC6; analogous partners are #E6AEEF and #EFAEB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFAED7 for text?
Black text on #EFAED7 has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.