Palettes / Colors / #EFD0CC
#EFD0CC — Pale Muted Red
#EFD0CC 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 #EFD0CC 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.
#EFD0CC 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 #CDEBEF; it also sits naturally between #EFCDDA and #EFE2CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFD0CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 208, 204 |
| HSL | 7°, 52%, 87% |
| HSV | 7°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 15%, 6% |
| XYZ | 69.05, 67.82, 66.58 |
| Yxy | 67.82, 0.3394, 0.3334 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.92, 10.19, 5.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.35, 10.10, 5.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 82% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · 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 #EFD0CC
.text { color: #EFD0CC; }
.background { background-color: #EFD0CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD0CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 208, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD0CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 208, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD0CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 208, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFD0CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD0CC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDEBEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFD0CC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD0CC
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 #EFD0CC: ·
How #EFD0CC 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 #EFD0CC 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 #EFD0CC?
#EFD0CC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 208, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD0CC?
#EFD0CC is RGB 239, 208, 204 — HSL 7°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 15%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFD0CC?
Its complement is #CDEBEF; analogous partners are #EFCDDA and #EFE2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFD0CC for text?
Black text on #EFD0CC has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.