Palettes / Colors / #EFAFA4
#EFAFA4 — Light Red
#EFAFA4 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EFAFA4 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.
#EFAFA4 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.
Color values
| HEX | #EFAFA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 175, 164 |
| HSL | 9°, 70%, 79% |
| HSV | 9°, 31%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 31%, 6% |
| XYZ | 57.63, 51.69, 42.06 |
| Yxy | 51.69, 0.3807, 0.3415 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.10, 21.91, 14.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.90, 21.43, 12.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 69% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 31% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFAFA4
.text { color: #EFAFA4; }
.background { background-color: #EFAFA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAFA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 175, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAFA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 175, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAFA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 175, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFAFA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAFA4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFAFA4
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A4E4EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.85:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFAFA4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAFA4
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 #EFAFA4: ·
How #EFAFA4 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 #EFAFA4 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 #EFAFA4?
#EFAFA4 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 175, 164). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAFA4?
#EFAFA4 is RGB 239, 175, 164 — HSL 9°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 31%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFAFA4?
Its complement is #A4E4EF; analogous partners are #EFA4BE and #EFD5A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFAFA4 for text?
Black text on #EFAFA4 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.