Palettes / Colors / #EFDCDE

#EFDCDE — Pale Muted Red

#EFDCDE is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

#EFDCDE 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 #DCEFED; it also sits naturally between #EFDCE7 and #EFE4DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 7% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFDCDE

.text { color: #EFDCDE; }
.background { background-color: #EFDCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 220, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 220, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 220, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFDCDE

Tints of #EFDCDE

Tones of #EFDCDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEFED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFDCDE: #000000.

How #EFDCDE 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 #EFDCDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDCDD  ·  #EFDCDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDCDE?

#EFDCDE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 220, 222). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDCDE?

#EFDCDE is RGB 239, 220, 222 — HSL 354°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 7%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDCDE?

Its complement is #DCEFED; analogous partners are #EFDCE7 and #EFE4DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDCDE for text?

Black text on #EFDCDE has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.