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#EFBCB0 — Light Red

#EFBCB0 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 #EFBCB0 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.

#EFBCB0 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 #AFE3EF; it also sits naturally between #EFAFC3 and #EFDAAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBCB0 · RGB 239, 188, 176

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Color values

HEX#EFBCB0
RGB239, 188, 176
HSL11°, 66%, 81%
HSV11°, 26%, 94%
CMYK0%, 21%, 26%, 6%
XYZ61.42, 57.45, 48.93
Yxy57.45, 0.3660, 0.3424
CIE-Lab80.43, 16.61, 13.08
Hunter Lab75.80, 16.29, 11.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 26% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBCB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBCB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBCB0

.text { color: #EFBCB0; }
.background { background-color: #EFBCB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBCB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 188, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 66%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBCB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 188, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBCB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 188, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBCB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBCB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBCB0

#E89D8D#E2846F#DB674D#D44A2B#B64025#94341E#722817#501C10#33120A#110603

Tints of #EFBCB0

#F0C2B7#F1C5BB#F3CCC4#F4D0C8#F5D7D0#F6DBD5#F8E2DD#F9E6E1#FBEDEA#FCF1EE

Tones of #EFBCB0

#EABDB3#E5C0B8#E1C3BC#DCC6C1#D8C9C5#D3CCCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFE3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBCB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBCB0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFBCB0: ·

How #EFBCB0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D8B3Deuteranopia · #DCE0B4Tritanopia · #ECB5B6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBCB0 rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Dreamy Ruby Orchard
#12BFD2 · #69C6F2 · #EB2A15 · #F4C3B4
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#EBC3B4#EEB3B0#F4C3B4#EFC6B0#F3C4AA#F3BFBA#F2C6B4#ECC2B9#EDB1AE#F0B4A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBCAF  ·  #EFBCB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBCB0?

#EFBCB0 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 188, 176). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBCB0?

#EFBCB0 is RGB 239, 188, 176 — HSL 11°, 66%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 26%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBCB0?

Its complement is #AFE3EF; analogous partners are #EFAFC3 and #EFDAAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBCB0 for text?

Black text on #EFBCB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.