Palettes / Colors / #EFAFDA
#EFAFDA — Light Pink
#EFAFDA 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 #EFAFDA 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.
#EFAFDA 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 #AEEFC4; it also sits naturally between #E4AEEF and #EFAEB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFAFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 175, 218 |
| HSL | 320°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 320°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 9%, 6% |
| XYZ | 63.58, 54.07, 73.42 |
| Yxy | 54.07, 0.3328, 0.2830 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.50, 29.94, -12.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.53, 30.05, -12.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 69% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFAFDA
.text { color: #EFAFDA; }
.background { background-color: #EFAFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 175, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 175, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 175, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFAFDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAFDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFAFDA
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Tones of #EFAFDA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEEFC4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFAFDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAFDA
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 #EFAFDA: ·
How #EFAFDA 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 #EFAFDA 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 #EFAFDA?
#EFAFDA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 175, 218). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAFDA?
#EFAFDA is RGB 239, 175, 218 — HSL 320°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 9%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFAFDA?
Its complement is #AEEFC4; analogous partners are #E4AEEF and #EFAEB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFAFDA for text?
Black text on #EFAFDA has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.