Palettes / Colors / #EFDFDD

#EFDFDD — Pale Muted Red

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

#EFDFDD 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 #DCEDEF; 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 87%

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 #EFDFDD

.text { color: #EFDFDD; }
.background { background-color: #EFDFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 223, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 223, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 223, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFDFDD

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Tones of #EFDFDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFDFDD: #000000.

How #EFDFDD 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 #EFDFDD 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

← #EFDFDC  ·  #EFDFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDFDD?

#EFDFDD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 223, 221). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDFDD?

#EFDFDD is RGB 239, 223, 221 — HSL 7°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDFDD?

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

Can I use #EFDFDD for text?

Black text on #EFDFDD has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.