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#EFBFBB — Pale Red

#EFBFBB is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EFBFBB 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.

#EFBFBB 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 #BDEBEF; it also sits naturally between #EFBDD2 and #EFDABD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBFBB · RGB 239, 191, 187

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Color values

HEX#EFBFBB
RGB239, 191, 187
HSL5°, 62%, 84%
HSV5°, 22%, 94%
CMYK0%, 20%, 22%, 6%
XYZ63.20, 59.20, 55.11
Yxy59.20, 0.3560, 0.3335
CIE-Lab81.40, 16.57, 8.55
Hunter Lab76.94, 16.33, 7.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBFBB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBFBB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBFBB

.text { color: #EFBFBB; }
.background { background-color: #EFBFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 191, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 62%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 191, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 191, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFBFBB

#E8A29C#E0837B#D8645A#D04539#B6362B#952C23#74231B#531913#320F0C#110504

Tints of #EFBFBB

#F0C5C1#F1C9C5#F3D1CD#F4D4D2#F5D8D6#F6DCDA#F7E0DE#F9E8E6#FAECEA#FBF0EE

Tones of #EFBFBB

#ECC4C1#E8C7C4#E4CAC8#E1CDCB#DED0CF#DAD3D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDEBEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBFBB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFBFBB: ·

How #EFBFBB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DADABCDeuteranopia · #DDE1BCTritanopia · #EDBDBD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBFBB rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Gentle Orchard
#F3BFBA · #EB7B70 · #BD2C1E · #53140E
Vivid Monsoon
#1F9AA2 · #5BD2E0 · #D93F35 · #ECC2B9
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Palette Fff5f2
#FFF5F2 · #F5BABB · #568F87 · #064232

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F0BEBD#F3BFBA#ECC2B9#F4BFBF#EEC2C2#F5BABB#F5C0C0#E8BCB9#EBC3B4#F4C3B4#EAC8BC#F2C6B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBFBA  ·  #EFBFBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBFBB?

#EFBFBB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 191, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBFBB?

#EFBFBB is RGB 239, 191, 187 — HSL 5°, 62%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 22%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBFBB?

Its complement is #BDEBEF; analogous partners are #EFBDD2 and #EFDABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBFBB for text?

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