Palettes / Colors / #EFCDE2

#EFCDE2 — Pale Muted Pink

#EFCDE2 is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EFCDE2 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.

#EFCDE2 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 #CDEFDA; it also sits naturally between #EBCDEF and #EFCDD1. 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 80% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 5% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCDE2

.text { color: #EFCDE2; }
.background { background-color: #EFCDE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCDE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 205, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCDE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 205, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCDE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 205, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCDE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCDE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFCDE2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEFDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCDE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCDE2

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:

How #EFCDE2 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 #EFCDE2 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

← #EFCDE1  ·  #EFCDE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCDE2?

#EFCDE2 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 205, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCDE2?

#EFCDE2 is RGB 239, 205, 226 — HSL 323°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCDE2?

Its complement is #CDEFDA; analogous partners are #EBCDEF and #EFCDD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCDE2 for text?

Black text on #EFCDE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.