Palettes / Colors / #EFCFCE
#EFCFCE — Pale Muted Red
#EFCFCE 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 #EFCFCE 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.
#EFCFCE 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 #CDEEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFCDDD and #EFDFCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCFCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 207, 206 |
| HSL | 2°, 51%, 87% |
| HSV | 2°, 14%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 14%, 6% |
| XYZ | 69.05, 67.43, 67.77 |
| Yxy | 67.43, 0.3381, 0.3301 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.72, 11.02, 4.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.12, 10.95, 4.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCFCE
.text { color: #EFCFCE; }
.background { background-color: #EFCFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 207, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 207, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 207, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCFCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCFCE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFCFCE
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Tones of #EFCFCE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDEEEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCFCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCFCE
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 #EFCFCE: ·
How #EFCFCE 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 #EFCFCE 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 #EFCFCE?
#EFCFCE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 207, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCFCE?
#EFCFCE is RGB 239, 207, 206 — HSL 2°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 14%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCFCE?
Its complement is #CDEEEF; analogous partners are #EFCDDD and #EFDFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCFCE for text?
Black text on #EFCFCE has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.