Palettes / Colors / #EFE6EF

#EFE6EF — Pale Dusty Pink

#EFE6EF is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.

#EFE6EF 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 #E6EFE6; it also sits naturally between #EBE6EF and #EFE6EB. 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 90% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE6EF

.text { color: #EFE6EF; }
.background { background-color: #EFE6EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE6EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 230, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 22%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE6EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 230, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE6EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 230, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE6EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE6EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6EFE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE6EF: #000000.

How #EFE6EF 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 #EFE6EF 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

← #EFE6EE  ·  #EFE6F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE6EF?

#EFE6EF is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 230, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE6EF?

#EFE6EF is RGB 239, 230, 239 — HSL 300°, 22%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE6EF?

Its complement is #E6EFE6; analogous partners are #EBE6EF and #EFE6EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE6EF for text?

Black text on #EFE6EF has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.