Palettes / Colors / #EFDFDC

#EFDFDC — Pale Muted Red

#EFDFDC is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the red family.

#EFDFDC 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 #DCECEF; it also sits naturally between #EFDCE3 and #EFE8DC. 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 87% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFDFDC

.text { color: #EFDFDC; }
.background { background-color: #EFDFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 223, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 223, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 223, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCECEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFDFDC: #000000.

How #EFDFDC 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 #EFDFDC 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

← #EFDFDB  ·  #EFDFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDFDC?

#EFDFDC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 223, 220). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDFDC?

#EFDFDC is RGB 239, 223, 220 — HSL 9°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDFDC?

Its complement is #DCECEF; analogous partners are #EFDCE3 and #EFE8DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDFDC for text?

Black text on #EFDFDC has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.