Palettes / Colors / #EFCDEF

#EFCDEF — Pale Muted Pink

#EFCDEF 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 #EFCDEF 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.

#EFCDEF 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 #CDEFCD; it also sits naturally between #DECDEF and #EFCDDE. 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 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCDEF

.text { color: #EFCDEF; }
.background { background-color: #EFCDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 205, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 205, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 205, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCDEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCDEF

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 #EFCDEF 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 #EFCDEF 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

← #EFCDEE  ·  #EFCDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCDEF?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCDEF?

#EFCDEF is RGB 239, 205, 239 — HSL 300°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCDEF?

Its complement is #CDEFCD; analogous partners are #DECDEF and #EFCDDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCDEF for text?

Black text on #EFCDEF has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.