Palettes / Colors / #EFAEED
#EFAEED — Light Pink
#EFAEED 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 #EFAEED 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.
#EFAEED 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 #AEEFB0; it also sits naturally between #D1AEEF and #EFAECC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFAEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 174, 237 |
| HSL | 302°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 302°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 66.02, 54.74, 87.21 |
| Yxy | 54.74, 0.3175, 0.2632 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.89, 33.80, -22.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.98, 34.30, -22.97 |
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
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CSS code for #EFAEED
.text { color: #EFAEED; }
.background { background-color: #EFAEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 174, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 174, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 174, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFAEED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAEED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFAEED
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEEFB0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFAEED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAEED
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 #EFAEED: ·
How #EFAEED 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 #EFAEED 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 #EFAEED?
#EFAEED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 174, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAEED?
#EFAEED is RGB 239, 174, 237 — HSL 302°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFAEED?
Its complement is #AEEFB0; analogous partners are #D1AEEF and #EFAECC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFAEED for text?
Black text on #EFAEED has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.