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#EFDEDD — Pale Muted Red

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

Color name

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

#EFDEDD 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 #DCEEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFDCE5 and #EFE6DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDEDD · RGB 239, 222, 221

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Color values

HEX#EFDEDD
RGB239, 222, 221
HSL3°, 36%, 90%
HSV3°, 8%, 94%
CMYK0%, 7%, 8%, 6%
XYZ74.77, 75.81, 79.10
Yxy75.81, 0.3255, 0.3301
CIE-Lab89.77, 5.65, 2.58
Hunter Lab87.07, 5.64, 2.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFDEDD

.text { color: #EFDEDD; }
.background { background-color: #EFDEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 222, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 222, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 222, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFDEDD

#E0BFBD#D3A4A1#C48582#B76A66#A3514D#84423E#683431#492422#2D1615#0E0707

Tints of #EFDEDD

#F0E1E0#F0E1E0#F2E4E3#F2E4E3#F4E7E7#F5EBEA#F5EBEA#F7EEEE#F7EEEE#F8F1F1

Tones of #EFDEDD

#EDDEDE#ECE0DF#EBE1E0#E9E2E2#E8E3E3#E7E4E4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.16:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDEDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDEDD

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 #EFDEDD: ·

How #EFDEDD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E7DDDeuteranopia · #E9EADDTritanopia · #EEDDDD

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 #EFDEDD rather than the exact color:

Palette Fefcf3
#FEFCF3 · #F5EBE0 · #F0DBDB · #DBA39A
Palette Eddfe0
#EDDFE0 · #F5F5F7 · #B7B7B7 · #705C53
Palette 2b2a4c
#2B2A4C · #B31312 · #EA906C · #EEE2DE
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Crystal Ruby Ember
#EDD9E0 · #BF5F80 · #9C4563 · #4F2131
Palette Eac7c7
#EAC7C7 · #A0C3D2 · #F7F5EB · #EAE0DA

Similar colors

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

#F0DBDB#EDDFE0#EEE2DE#F0D9DA#EDD9E0#EAE0DA#EEDCD7#ECE2E1#F3E1E1#ECDED7#F1E2E2#EDE4E0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDEDC  ·  #EFDEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDEDD?

#EFDEDD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 222, 221). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDEDD?

#EFDEDD is RGB 239, 222, 221 — HSL 3°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDEDD?

Its complement is #DCEEEF; analogous partners are #EFDCE5 and #EFE6DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDEDD for text?

Black text on #EFDEDD has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.