Palettes / Colors / #EFCECC
#EFCECC — Pale Muted Red
#EFCECC 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 #EFCECC 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.
#EFCECC 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 #CDEDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFCDDC and #EFE0CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 206, 204 |
| HSL | 3°, 52%, 87% |
| HSV | 3°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 15%, 6% |
| XYZ | 68.57, 66.85, 66.42 |
| Yxy | 66.85, 0.3397, 0.3312 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.43, 11.23, 5.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.76, 11.15, 4.80 |
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 #EFCECC
.text { color: #EFCECC; }
.background { background-color: #EFCECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 206, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 206, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 206, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCECC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCECC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDEDEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCECC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCECC
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 #EFCECC: ·
How #EFCECC 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 #EFCECC 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 #EFCECC?
#EFCECC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 206, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCECC?
#EFCECC is RGB 239, 206, 204 — HSL 3°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 15%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCECC?
Its complement is #CDEDEF; analogous partners are #EFCDDC and #EFE0CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCECC for text?
Black text on #EFCECC has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.