Palettes / Colors / #EFBCBA

#EFBCBA — Pale Red

#EFBCBA 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 #EFBCBA 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.

#EFBCBA 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 #B9EDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFB9D2 and #EFD5B9. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBCBA

.text { color: #EFBCBA; }
.background { background-color: #EFBCBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBCBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 188, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 62%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBCBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 188, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBCBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 188, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9EDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBCBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBCBA

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 #EFBCBA 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 #EFBCBA 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

← #EFBCB9  ·  #EFBCBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBCBA?

#EFBCBA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 188, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBCBA?

#EFBCBA is RGB 239, 188, 186 — HSL 2°, 62%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 22%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBCBA?

Its complement is #B9EDEF; analogous partners are #EFB9D2 and #EFD5B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBCBA for text?

Black text on #EFBCBA has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.