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#EFD2EC — Pale Muted Pink

#EFD2EC is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EFD2EC 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.

#EFD2EC 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 #D2EFD5; it also sits naturally between #E3D2EF and #EFD2DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFD2EC · RGB 239, 210, 236

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Color values

HEX#EFD2EC
RGB239, 210, 236
HSL306°, 48%, 88%
HSV306°, 12%, 94%
CMYK0%, 12%, 1%, 6%
XYZ73.78, 70.50, 89.08
Yxy70.50, 0.3162, 0.3021
CIE-Lab87.24, 14.52, -9.05
Hunter Lab83.96, 14.63, -9.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 82% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFD2EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFD2EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFD2EC

.text { color: #EFD2EC; }
.background { background-color: #EFD2EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD2EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 210, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 48%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD2EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 210, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD2EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 210, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD2EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD2EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFD2EC

#E4B4E0#D992D1#CE73C5#C251B7#AE3DA2#8F3286#6D2666#4F1C4A#2D102A#0F050E

Tints of #EFD2EC

#F0D5EE#F2D9EF#F2D9EF#F3DDF1#F4E1F2#F6E5F4#F7E8F6#F7E8F6#F8ECF7#FAF0F9

Tones of #EFD2EC

#EDD4EA#EBD6E9#E9D8E7#E7DAE6#E5DCE4#E3DEE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2EFD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFD2EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD2EC

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 #EFD2EC: ·

How #EFD2EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2E6Deuteranopia · #E4E6E4Tritanopia · #EEE1E0

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 #EFD2EC rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA
Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1

Similar colors

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

#EFD1EB#F0CFEA#F2D4EA#EED5EF#ECCFE8#F3D1F1#F5D1F0#ECCFE6#EBCBEB#F4CCE9#EDCBF1#E7D3E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFD2EB  ·  #EFD2ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD2EC?

#EFD2EC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 210, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD2EC?

#EFD2EC is RGB 239, 210, 236 — HSL 306°, 48%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD2EC?

Its complement is #D2EFD5; analogous partners are #E3D2EF and #EFD2DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD2EC for text?

Black text on #EFD2EC has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.