Palettes / Colors / #EFCDED

#EFCDED — Pale Muted Pink

#EFCDED 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 #EFCDED 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.

#EFCDED 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 #CDEFCF; it also sits naturally between #E0CDEF and #EFCDDC. 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 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCDED

.text { color: #EFCDED; }
.background { background-color: #EFCDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 205, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 205, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 205, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFCDED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEFCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCDED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCDED

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 #EFCDED 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 #EFCDED 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

← #EFCDEC  ·  #EFCDEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCDED?

#EFCDED is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 205, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCDED?

#EFCDED is RGB 239, 205, 237 — HSL 304°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCDED?

Its complement is #CDEFCF; analogous partners are #E0CDEF and #EFCDDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCDED for text?

Black text on #EFCDED has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.