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#EFD2DE — Pale Muted Pink

#EFD2DE 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 #EFD2DE 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.

#EFD2DE 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 #D2EFE3; it also sits naturally between #EFD2ED and #EFD4D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFD2DE · RGB 239, 210, 222

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Color values

HEX#EFD2DE
RGB239, 210, 222
HSL335°, 48%, 88%
HSV335°, 12%, 94%
CMYK0%, 12%, 7%, 6%
XYZ71.83, 69.72, 78.78
Yxy69.72, 0.3260, 0.3164
CIE-Lab86.86, 12.08, -2.21
Hunter Lab83.50, 12.08, -2.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 82% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 7% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFD2DE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFD2DE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFD2DE

.text { color: #EFD2DE; }
.background { background-color: #EFD2DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD2DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 210, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 48%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD2DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 210, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD2DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 210, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD2DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD2DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFD2DE

#E4B4C8#D992AF#CE7399#C25180#AE3D6C#8F3259#6D2644#4F1C31#2D101C#0F0509

Tints of #EFD2DE

#F0D5E1#F2D9E3#F2D9E3#F3DDE6#F4E1E9#F6E5EC#F7E8EE#F7E8EE#F8ECF1#FAF0F4

Tones of #EFD2DE

#EDD4DE#EBD6DF#E9D8DF#E7DADF#E5DCE0#E3DEE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2EFE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFD2DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD2DE

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 #EFD2DE: ·

How #EFD2DE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2DBDeuteranopia · #E4E6DATritanopia · #EED9D8

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 #EFD2DE rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#F3D2E0#F2D5DC#EFD7DE#EAD2DD#EED3D9#EDD6E1#EED7DC#EDD9E0#EDCBDC#ECCBDD#F2D7D9#F2D6E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFD2DD  ·  #EFD2DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD2DE?

#EFD2DE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 210, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD2DE?

#EFD2DE is RGB 239, 210, 222 — HSL 335°, 48%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 7%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD2DE?

Its complement is #D2EFE3; analogous partners are #EFD2ED and #EFD4D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD2DE for text?

Black text on #EFD2DE has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.