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#EFD1DF — Pale Muted Pink

#EFD1DF is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EFD1DF 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.

#EFD1DF is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D2EFE1; it also sits naturally between #EFD2EE and #EFD3D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFD1DF · RGB 239, 209, 223

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Color values

HEX#EFD1DF
RGB239, 209, 223
HSL332°, 48%, 88%
HSV332°, 13%, 94%
CMYK0%, 13%, 7%, 6%
XYZ71.72, 69.28, 79.40
Yxy69.28, 0.3254, 0.3143
CIE-Lab86.64, 12.77, -3.05
Hunter Lab83.23, 12.79, -2.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 82% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 7% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EFD1DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFD1DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFD1DF

.text { color: #EFD1DF; }
.background { background-color: #EFD1DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD1DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 209, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 48%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD1DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 209, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD1DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 209, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD1DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD1DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFD1DF

#E4B4CA#D992B3#CE739E#C25186#AE3D72#8F325E#6D2648#4F1C34#2D101E#0F050A

Tints of #EFD1DF

#F0D5E2#F2D9E5#F2D9E5#F3DDE7#F4E1EA#F6E5ED#F7E8EF#F7E8EF#F8ECF2#FAF0F4

Tones of #EFD1DF

#EDD4E0#EBD6E0#E9D8E0#E7DAE0#E5DCE0#E3DEE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2EFE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFD1DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD1DF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFD1DF: ·

How #EFD1DF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E2E2DCDeuteranopia · #E4E6DBTritanopia · #EDD9D8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFD1DF rather than the exact color:

Wild Harbor
#90173D · #73E140 · #5683E4 · #F3D2E0
Lucky Ruby Mosaic
#EAD2DD · #D289AA · #BD5C88 · #A53C6B
Dusty Ruby Drift
#B1357A · #7FB937 · #4C92CA · #EDD6E1
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F3D2E0#EAD2DD#EDD6E1#F2D5DC#EFD7DE#EED3D9#EED7DC#ECCBDD#EDCBDC#F1CADD#F2D6E4#ECCFE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFD1DE  ·  #EFD1E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD1DF?

#EFD1DF is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 209, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD1DF?

#EFD1DF is RGB 239, 209, 223 — HSL 332°, 48%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 7%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD1DF?

Its complement is #D2EFE1; analogous partners are #EFD2EE and #EFD3D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD1DF for text?

Black text on #EFD1DF has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.