Palettes / Colors / #EFDCE4

#EFDCE4 — Pale Muted Pink

#EFDCE4 is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #EFDCE4 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.

#EFDCE4 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 #DCEFE7; it also sits naturally between #EFDCED and #EFDEDC. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 5% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFDCE4

.text { color: #EFDCE4; }
.background { background-color: #EFDCE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDCE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 220, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDCE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 220, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDCE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 220, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDCE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDCE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEFE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFDCE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDCE4

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:

How #EFDCE4 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 #EFDCE4 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

← #EFDCE3  ·  #EFDCE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDCE4?

#EFDCE4 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 220, 228). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDCE4?

#EFDCE4 is RGB 239, 220, 228 — HSL 335°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDCE4?

Its complement is #DCEFE7; analogous partners are #EFDCED and #EFDEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDCE4 for text?

Black text on #EFDCE4 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.