Palettes / Colors / #EFCACE
#EFCACE — Pale Muted Red
#EFCACE is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EFCACE 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.
#EFCACE 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 #C8EFEB; it also sits naturally between #EFC8DF and #EFD7C8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 202, 206 |
| HSL | 354°, 54%, 86% |
| HSV | 354°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 14%, 6% |
| XYZ | 67.86, 65.05, 67.37 |
| Yxy | 65.05, 0.3388, 0.3248 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.51, 13.65, 2.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.65, 13.56, 2.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 79% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCACE
.text { color: #EFCACE; }
.background { background-color: #EFCACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 202, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 202, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 202, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCACE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8EFEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.50:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCACE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCACE
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 #EFCACE: ·
How #EFCACE 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 #EFCACE 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 #EFCACE?
#EFCACE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 202, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCACE?
#EFCACE is RGB 239, 202, 206 — HSL 354°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 14%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCACE?
Its complement is #C8EFEB; analogous partners are #EFC8DF and #EFD7C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCACE for text?
Black text on #EFCACE has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.