Palettes / Colors / #EFBDDA
#EFBDDA — Pale Pink
#EFBDDA is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EFBDDA 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.
#EFBDDA 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 #BDEFD2; it also sits naturally between #EBBDEF and #EFBDC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFBDDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 189, 218 |
| HSL | 325°, 61%, 84% |
| HSV | 325°, 21%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 9%, 6% |
| XYZ | 66.45, 59.81, 74.37 |
| Yxy | 59.81, 0.3312, 0.2981 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.73, 22.50, -7.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.34, 22.52, -7.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFBDDA
.text { color: #EFBDDA; }
.background { background-color: #EFBDDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBDDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 189, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBDDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 189, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBDDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 189, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFBDDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBDDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFBDDA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDEFD2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFBDDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBDDA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFBDDA: ·
How #EFBDDA 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 #EFBDDA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFBDDA?
#EFBDDA is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 189, 218). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBDDA?
#EFBDDA is RGB 239, 189, 218 — HSL 325°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 9%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFBDDA?
Its complement is #BDEFD2; analogous partners are #EBBDEF and #EFBDC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFBDDA for text?
Black text on #EFBDDA has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.