Palettes / Colors / #EFBED5
#EFBED5 — Pale Pink
#EFBED5 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 #EFBED5 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.
#EFBED5 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 #BEEFD8; it also sits naturally between #EFBEED and #EFBFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFBED5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 190, 213 |
| HSL | 332°, 60%, 84% |
| HSV | 332°, 21%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 11%, 6% |
| XYZ | 66.02, 59.98, 71.05 |
| Yxy | 59.98, 0.3350, 0.3044 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.83, 21.14, -4.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.45, 21.09, -4.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 84%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 11% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFBED5
.text { color: #EFBED5; }
.background { background-color: #EFBED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 190, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 190, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 190, 213, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFBED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBED5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFBED5
Tints of #EFBED5
Tones of #EFBED5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEEFD8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFBED5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBED5
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 #EFBED5: ·
How #EFBED5 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 #EFBED5 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 #EFBED5?
#EFBED5 is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 190, 213). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBED5?
#EFBED5 is RGB 239, 190, 213 — HSL 332°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 11%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFBED5?
Its complement is #BEEFD8; analogous partners are #EFBEED and #EFBFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFBED5 for text?
Black text on #EFBED5 has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.