Palettes / Colors / #EFB8CC

#EFB8CC — Pale Pink

#EFB8CC is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

#EFB8CC 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 #B8EFDB; it also sits naturally between #EFB8E8 and #EFC0B8. 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 72% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFB8CC

.text { color: #EFB8CC; }
.background { background-color: #EFB8CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB8CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 184, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 63%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB8CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 184, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB8CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 184, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB8CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB8CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8EFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFB8CC: #000000.

How #EFB8CC 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 #EFB8CC 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

← #EFB8CB  ·  #EFB8CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB8CC?

#EFB8CC is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 184, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB8CC?

#EFB8CC is RGB 239, 184, 204 — HSL 338°, 63%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB8CC?

Its complement is #B8EFDB; analogous partners are #EFB8E8 and #EFC0B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB8CC for text?

Black text on #EFB8CC has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.