Palettes / Colors / #EFAFA3

#EFAFA3 — Light Red

#EFAFA3 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EFAFA3 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.

#EFAFA3 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 #A4E4EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA4BE and #EFD5A4. 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 69% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 32% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFAFA3

.text { color: #EFAFA3; }
.background { background-color: #EFAFA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAFA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 175, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAFA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 175, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAFA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 175, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFAFA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAFA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFAFA3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4E4EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFAFA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAFA3

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 #EFAFA3 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 #EFAFA3 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

← #EFAFA2  ·  #EFAFA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFAFA3?

#EFAFA3 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 175, 163). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAFA3?

#EFAFA3 is RGB 239, 175, 163 — HSL 9°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 32%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFAFA3?

Its complement is #A4E4EF; analogous partners are #EFA4BE and #EFD5A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFAFA3 for text?

Black text on #EFAFA3 has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.