Palettes / Colors / #EFBEE9

#EFBEE9 — Pale Pink

#EFBEE9 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 #EFBEE9 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.

#EFBEE9 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 #BEEFC3; it also sits naturally between #DCBEEF and #EFBED0. 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 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 3% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBEE9

.text { color: #EFBEE9; }
.background { background-color: #EFBEE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBEE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 190, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBEE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 190, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBEE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 190, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBEE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBEE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEEFC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBEE9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBEE9

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 #EFBEE9 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 #EFBEE9 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

← #EFBEE8  ·  #EFBEEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBEE9?

#EFBEE9 is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 190, 233). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBEE9?

#EFBEE9 is RGB 239, 190, 233 — HSL 307°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 3%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBEE9?

Its complement is #BEEFC3; analogous partners are #DCBEEF and #EFBED0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBEE9 for text?

Black text on #EFBEE9 has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.