Palettes / Colors / #EFBFBD
#EFBFBD — Pale Red
#EFBFBD 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 #EFBFBD 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.
#EFBFBD 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 #BDEDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFBDD5 and #EFD8BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFBFBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 191, 189 |
| HSL | 2°, 61%, 84% |
| HSV | 2°, 21%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 21%, 6% |
| XYZ | 63.41, 59.29, 56.25 |
| Yxy | 59.29, 0.3544, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.45, 16.86, 7.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.00, 16.63, 6.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFBFBD
.text { color: #EFBFBD; }
.background { background-color: #EFBFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 191, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 191, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 191, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFBFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBFBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDEDEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFBFBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBFBD
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 #EFBFBD: ·
How #EFBFBD 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 #EFBFBD 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 #EFBFBD?
#EFBFBD is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 191, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBFBD?
#EFBFBD is RGB 239, 191, 189 — HSL 2°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 21%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFBFBD?
Its complement is #BDEDEF; analogous partners are #EFBDD5 and #EFD8BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFBFBD for text?
Black text on #EFBFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.