Palettes / Colors / #EFAFBE
#EFAFBE — Light Red
#EFAFBE 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 #EFAFBE 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.
#EFAFBE 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 #AEEFE0; it also sits naturally between #EFAEDE and #EFBFAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFAFBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 175, 190 |
| HSL | 346°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 346°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 21%, 6% |
| XYZ | 60.22, 52.73, 55.72 |
| Yxy | 52.73, 0.3570, 0.3126 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.71, 25.50, 1.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.61, 25.23, 1.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 69% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFAFBE
.text { color: #EFAFBE; }
.background { background-color: #EFAFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 175, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 175, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 175, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFAFBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAFBE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFAFBE
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Tones of #EFAFBE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEEFE0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.82:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFAFBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAFBE
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 #EFAFBE: ·
How #EFAFBE 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 #EFAFBE 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 #EFAFBE?
#EFAFBE is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 175, 190). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAFBE?
#EFAFBE is RGB 239, 175, 190 — HSL 346°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 21%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFAFBE?
Its complement is #AEEFE0; analogous partners are #EFAEDE and #EFBFAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFAFBE for text?
Black text on #EFAFBE has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.