Palettes / Colors / #EFCED1
#EFCED1 — Pale Muted Red
#EFCED1 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 #EFCED1 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.
#EFCED1 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 #CDEFEC; it also sits naturally between #EFCDE1 and #EFDBCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCED1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 206, 209 |
| HSL | 355°, 51%, 87% |
| HSV | 355°, 14%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 13%, 6% |
| XYZ | 69.18, 67.10, 69.63 |
| Yxy | 67.10, 0.3360, 0.3259 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.55, 12.03, 2.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.91, 11.96, 2.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 82%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 13% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCED1
.text { color: #EFCED1; }
.background { background-color: #EFCED1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCED1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 206, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCED1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 206, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCED1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 206, 209, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCED1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCED1">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFCED1
Tints of #EFCED1
Tones of #EFCED1
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDEFEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCED1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCED1
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 #EFCED1: ·
How #EFCED1 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 #EFCED1 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 #EFCED1?
#EFCED1 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 206, 209). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCED1?
#EFCED1 is RGB 239, 206, 209 — HSL 355°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 13%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCED1?
Its complement is #CDEFEC; analogous partners are #EFCDE1 and #EFDBCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCED1 for text?
Black text on #EFCED1 has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.