Palettes / Colors / #EFCCEE
#EFCCEE — Pale Muted Pink
#EFCCEE is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EFCCEE 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.
#EFCCEE is a warm-leaning 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 #CDEFCE; it also sits naturally between #DFCDEF and #EFCDDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCCEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 204, 238 |
| HSL | 302°, 52%, 87% |
| HSV | 302°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 72.62, 67.71, 90.13 |
| Yxy | 67.71, 0.3151, 0.2938 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.86, 18.05, -12.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.29, 18.22, -12.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCCEE
.text { color: #EFCCEE; }
.background { background-color: #EFCCEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCCEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 204, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCCEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 204, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCCEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 204, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCCEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCCEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDEFCE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCCEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCCEE
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 #EFCCEE: ·
How #EFCCEE 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 #EFCCEE 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 #EFCCEE?
#EFCCEE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 204, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCCEE?
#EFCCEE is RGB 239, 204, 238 — HSL 302°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCCEE?
Its complement is #CDEFCE; analogous partners are #DFCDEF and #EFCDDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCCEE for text?
Black text on #EFCCEE has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.