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#EFD2CC — Pale Muted Red

#EFD2CC 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 #EFD2CC 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.

#EFD2CC 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 #CDE9EF; it also sits naturally between #EFCDD8 and #EFE4CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFD2CC · RGB 239, 210, 204

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Color values

HEX#EFD2CC
RGB239, 210, 204
HSL10°, 52%, 87%
HSV10°, 15%, 94%
CMYK0%, 12%, 15%, 6%
XYZ69.54, 68.80, 66.74
Yxy68.80, 0.3391, 0.3355
CIE-Lab86.41, 9.14, 6.67
Hunter Lab82.95, 9.07, 6.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 82% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFD2CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFD2CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFD2CC

.text { color: #EFD2CC; }
.background { background-color: #EFD2CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD2CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 210, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD2CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 210, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD2CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 210, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD2CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD2CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFD2CC

#E5B7AE#DA988B#D07D6C#C7614D#B24D38#8F3E2D#703023#51231A#2F140F#100705

Tints of #EFD2CC

#F0D6D0#F2D9D4#F3DDD8#F4E0DC#F5E4E0#F5E4E0#F6E7E4#F8EAE8#F9EEEC#FAF1EF

Tones of #EFD2CC

#EDD4CF#EAD6D2#E8D7D4#E5D9D7#E3DBD9#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDE9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFD2CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD2CC

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 #EFD2CC: ·

How #EFD2CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2CDDeuteranopia · #E4E6CETritanopia · #EECFCF

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 #EFD2CC rather than the exact color:

Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D

Similar colors

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

#F1D3CE#F1D1D0#F1CFD0#F1D1D1#EFCEC8#EBCECB#F2D1D1#F3D0C8#F2D2D2#F3D7CA#EDD8CF#F1D4D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFD2CB  ·  #EFD2CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD2CC?

#EFD2CC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 210, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD2CC?

#EFD2CC is RGB 239, 210, 204 — HSL 10°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD2CC?

Its complement is #CDE9EF; analogous partners are #EFCDD8 and #EFE4CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD2CC for text?

Black text on #EFD2CC has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.