Palettes / Colors / #EFAEEC

#EFAEEC — Light Pink

#EFAEEC 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 #EFAEEC 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.

#EFAEEC 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 #AEEFB1; it also sits naturally between #D2AEEF and #EFAECB. 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 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFAEEC

.text { color: #EFAEEC; }
.background { background-color: #EFAEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 174, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 174, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 174, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFAEEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEFB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFAEEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAEEC

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:

How #EFAEEC 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 #EFAEEC 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

← #EFAEEB  ·  #EFAEED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFAEEC?

#EFAEEC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 174, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAEEC?

#EFAEEC is RGB 239, 174, 236 — HSL 303°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFAEEC?

Its complement is #AEEFB1; analogous partners are #D2AEEF and #EFAECB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFAEEC for text?

Black text on #EFAEEC has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.