Palettes / Colors / #EFBCB7

#EFBCB7 — Pale Red

#EFBCB7 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 #EFBCB7 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.

#EFBCB7 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 #B8EBEF; it also sits naturally between #EFB8CF and #EFD8B8. 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 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 23% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBCB7

.text { color: #EFBCB7; }
.background { background-color: #EFBCB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBCB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 188, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 64%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBCB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 188, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBCB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 188, 183, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBCB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBCB7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8EBEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBCB7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBCB7

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 #EFBCB7 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 #EFBCB7 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

← #EFBCB6  ·  #EFBCB8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBCB7?

#EFBCB7 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 188, 183). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBCB7?

#EFBCB7 is RGB 239, 188, 183 — HSL 5°, 64%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 23%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBCB7?

Its complement is #B8EBEF; analogous partners are #EFB8CF and #EFD8B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBCB7 for text?

Black text on #EFBCB7 has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.