Palettes / Colors / #EFCED5
#EFCED5 — Pale Muted Red
#EFCED5 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 #EFCED5 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.
#EFCED5 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 #CDEFE7; it also sits naturally between #EFCDE5 and #EFD7CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCED5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 206, 213 |
| HSL | 347°, 51%, 87% |
| HSV | 347°, 14%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 11%, 6% |
| XYZ | 69.68, 67.30, 72.27 |
| Yxy | 67.30, 0.3330, 0.3216 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.65, 12.68, 0.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.04, 12.63, 0.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 84%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 11% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
CSS code for #EFCED5
.text { color: #EFCED5; }
.background { background-color: #EFCED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 206, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 206, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 206, 213, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCED5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFCED5
Tints of #EFCED5
Tones of #EFCED5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDEFE7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCED5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCED5
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 #EFCED5: ·
How #EFCED5 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 #EFCED5 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFCED5?
#EFCED5 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 206, 213). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCED5?
#EFCED5 is RGB 239, 206, 213 — HSL 347°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 11%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCED5?
Its complement is #CDEFE7; analogous partners are #EFCDE5 and #EFD7CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCED5 for text?
Black text on #EFCED5 has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.