Palettes / Colors / #EFE9EA
#EFE9EA — Pale Dusty Red
#EFE9EA is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EFE9EA 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.
#EFE9EA 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 #EAF0EF; it also sits naturally between #F0EAEE and #F0ECEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFE9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 233, 234 |
| HSL | 350°, 16%, 93% |
| HSV | 350°, 3%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 2%, 6% |
| XYZ | 79.59, 82.57, 89.58 |
| Yxy | 82.57, 0.3161, 0.3280 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.83, 2.20, 0.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.87, 2.21, 0.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFE9EA
.text { color: #EFE9EA; }
.background { background-color: #EFE9EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE9EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 233, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 16%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE9EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 233, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE9EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 233, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFE9EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE9EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAF0EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFE9EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE9EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFE9EA: ·
How #EFE9EA 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 #EFE9EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFE9EA?
#EFE9EA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 239, 233, 234). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE9EA?
#EFE9EA is RGB 239, 233, 234 — HSL 350°, 16%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 2%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFE9EA?
Its complement is #EAF0EF; analogous partners are #F0EAEE and #F0ECEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFE9EA for text?
Black text on #EFE9EA has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.