Palettes / Colors / #EFBFC3

#EFBFC3 — Pale Red

#EFBFC3 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#EFBFC3 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 #BEEFEB; it also sits naturally between #EFBEDA and #EFD2BE. 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 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 18% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBFC3

.text { color: #EFBFC3; }
.background { background-color: #EFBFC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBFC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 191, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBFC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 191, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBFC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 191, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBFC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBFC3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEEFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBFC3: #000000.

How #EFBFC3 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 #EFBFC3 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

← #EFBFC2  ·  #EFBFC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBFC3?

#EFBFC3 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 191, 195). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBFC3?

#EFBFC3 is RGB 239, 191, 195 — HSL 355°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 18%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBFC3?

Its complement is #BEEFEB; analogous partners are #EFBEDA and #EFD2BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBFC3 for text?

Black text on #EFBFC3 has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.