Palettes / Colors / #EFBEF8

#EFBEF8 — Pale Vivid Pink

#EFBEF8 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EFBEF8 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.

#EFBEF8 is a cool 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 #C7F8BE; it also sits naturally between #D3BEF8 and #F8BEE4. 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 97%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBEF8

.text { color: #EFBEF8; }
.background { background-color: #EFBEF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBEF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 190, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 81%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBEF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 190, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBEF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 190, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBEF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBEF8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7F8BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBEF8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBEF8

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 #EFBEF8 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 #EFBEF8 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBEF8?

#EFBEF8 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 190, 248). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBEF8?

#EFBEF8 is RGB 239, 190, 248 — HSL 291°, 81%, 86% — CMYK 4%, 23%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #EFBEF8?

Its complement is #C7F8BE; analogous partners are #D3BEF8 and #F8BEE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBEF8 for text?

Black text on #EFBEF8 has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.