Palettes / Colors / #EFBCB2

#EFBCB2 — Pale Red

#EFBCB2 is a red color we call Pale 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 #EFBCB2 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.

#EFBCB2 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 #B3E5EF; it also sits naturally between #EFB3C7 and #EFDBB3. 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 74% · Blue 70%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBCB2

.text { color: #EFBCB2; }
.background { background-color: #EFBCB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBCB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 188, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 66%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBCB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 188, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBCB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 188, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBCB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBCB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3E5EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBCB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBCB2

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:

How #EFBCB2 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 #EFBCB2 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

← #EFBCB1  ·  #EFBCB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBCB2?

#EFBCB2 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 188, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBCB2?

#EFBCB2 is RGB 239, 188, 178 — HSL 10°, 66%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 26%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBCB2?

Its complement is #B3E5EF; analogous partners are #EFB3C7 and #EFDBB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBCB2 for text?

Black text on #EFBCB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.