Palettes / Colors / #EFE0DD

#EFE0DD — Pale Muted Red

#EFE0DD is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the red family.

#EFE0DD 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 #EFDCE2 and #EFE9DC. 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 88% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE0DD

.text { color: #EFE0DD; }
.background { background-color: #EFE0DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE0DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 224, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE0DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 224, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE0DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 224, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE0DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE0DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCECEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE0DD: #000000.

How #EFE0DD 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 #EFE0DD 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

← #EFE0DC  ·  #EFE0DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE0DD?

#EFE0DD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 224, 221). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE0DD?

#EFE0DD is RGB 239, 224, 221 — HSL 10°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE0DD?

Its complement is #DCECEF; analogous partners are #EFDCE2 and #EFE9DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE0DD for text?

Black text on #EFE0DD has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.