Palettes / Colors / #EFBEC5

#EFBEC5 — Pale Red

#EFBEC5 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EFBEC5 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.

#EFBEC5 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 #BEEFE7; it also sits naturally between #EFBEDE and #EFCFBE. 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 75% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 18% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBEC5

.text { color: #EFBEC5; }
.background { background-color: #EFBEC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBEC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 190, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBEC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 190, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBEC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 190, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBEC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBEC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEEFE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBEC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBEC5

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 #EFBEC5 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 #EFBEC5 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

← #EFBEC4  ·  #EFBEC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBEC5?

#EFBEC5 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 190, 197). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBEC5?

#EFBEC5 is RGB 239, 190, 197 — HSL 351°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 18%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBEC5?

Its complement is #BEEFE7; analogous partners are #EFBEDE and #EFCFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBEC5 for text?

Black text on #EFBEC5 has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.