Palettes / Colors / #EFDCEC
#EFDCEC — Pale Muted Pink
#EFDCEC 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 #EFDCEC 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.
#EFDCEC 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 #DCEFDF; it also sits naturally between #E8DCEF and #EFDCE3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFDCEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 220, 236 |
| HSL | 309°, 37%, 90% |
| HSV | 309°, 8%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 76.33, 75.59, 89.92 |
| Yxy | 75.59, 0.3156, 0.3126 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.67, 9.28, -5.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.94, 9.35, -5.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 86% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFDCEC
.text { color: #EFDCEC; }
.background { background-color: #EFDCEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDCEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 220, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDCEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 220, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDCEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 220, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFDCEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDCEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFDCEC
Tints of #EFDCEC
Tones of #EFDCEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCEFDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFDCEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDCEC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFDCEC: ·
How #EFDCEC 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 #EFDCEC 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFDCEC?
#EFDCEC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 220, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDCEC?
#EFDCEC is RGB 239, 220, 236 — HSL 309°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFDCEC?
Its complement is #DCEFDF; analogous partners are #E8DCEF and #EFDCE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFDCEC for text?
Black text on #EFDCEC has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.