Palettes / Colors / #EFBEDD

#EFBEDD — Pale Pink

#EFBEDD is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #EFBEDD 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.

#EFBEDD 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 #BEEFD0; it also sits naturally between #E8BEEF and #EFBEC4. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 8% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBEDD

.text { color: #EFBEDD; }
.background { background-color: #EFBEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 190, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 190, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 190, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFBEDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEEFD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBEDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBEDD

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 #EFBEDD 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 #EFBEDD 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

← #EFBEDC  ·  #EFBEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBEDD?

#EFBEDD is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 190, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBEDD?

#EFBEDD is RGB 239, 190, 221 — HSL 322°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBEDD?

Its complement is #BEEFD0; analogous partners are #E8BEEF and #EFBEC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBEDD for text?

Black text on #EFBEDD has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.