Palettes / Colors / #EFCECB
#EFCECB — Pale Muted Red
#EFCECB 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 #EFCECB 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.
#EFCECB 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 #CCECEF; it also sits naturally between #EFCCDB and #EFE1CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 206, 203 |
| HSL | 5°, 53%, 87% |
| HSV | 5°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 15%, 6% |
| XYZ | 68.45, 66.81, 65.79 |
| Yxy | 66.81, 0.3405, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.41, 11.08, 5.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.73, 10.98, 5.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCECB
.text { color: #EFCECB; }
.background { background-color: #EFCECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 206, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCECB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCECB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCECEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCECB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCECB
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 #EFCECB: ·
How #EFCECB 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 #EFCECB 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 #EFCECB?
#EFCECB is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCECB?
#EFCECB is RGB 239, 206, 203 — HSL 5°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 15%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCECB?
Its complement is #CCECEF; analogous partners are #EFCCDB and #EFE1CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCECB for text?
Black text on #EFCECB has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.