Palettes / Colors / #EFAFBA
#EFAFBA — Light Red
#EFAFBA 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 #EFAFBA 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.
#EFAFBA 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 #AEEFE4; it also sits naturally between #EFAED9 and #EFC4AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFAFBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 175, 186 |
| HSL | 350°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 350°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 22%, 6% |
| XYZ | 59.79, 52.56, 53.45 |
| Yxy | 52.56, 0.3606, 0.3170 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.61, 24.92, 3.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.50, 24.61, 3.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 69% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFAFBA
.text { color: #EFAFBA; }
.background { background-color: #EFAFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 175, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 175, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 175, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFAFBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAFBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEEFE4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.82:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFAFBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAFBA
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 #EFAFBA: ·
How #EFAFBA 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 #EFAFBA 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 #EFAFBA?
#EFAFBA is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 175, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAFBA?
#EFAFBA is RGB 239, 175, 186 — HSL 350°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 22%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFAFBA?
Its complement is #AEEFE4; analogous partners are #EFAED9 and #EFC4AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFAFBA for text?
Black text on #EFAFBA has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.