Palettes / Colors / #FFEFED
#FFEFED — Pale Vivid Red
#FFEFED is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: seashell (#FFF5EE) — not an exact match. CSS seashell gives you #FFF5EE, a different color; use #FFEFED 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.
#FFEFED 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 #EBFDFF; it also sits naturally between #FFEBF2 and #FFF7EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFEFED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 239, 237 |
| HSL | 7°, 100%, 96% |
| HSV | 7°, 7%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 7%, 0% |
| XYZ | 87.39, 89.11, 92.71 |
| Yxy | 89.11, 0.3246, 0.3310 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.63, 5.06, 2.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.40, 5.18, 2.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFEFED
.text { color: #FFEFED; }
.background { background-color: #FFEFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 239, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 100%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 239, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 239, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFEFED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEFED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBFDFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFEFED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEFED
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 #FFEFED: ·
How #FFEFED 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 #FFEFED 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 #FFEFED?
#FFEFED is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 239, 237). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEFED?
#FFEFED is RGB 255, 239, 237 — HSL 7°, 100%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 7%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFEFED?
Its complement is #EBFDFF; analogous partners are #FFEBF2 and #FFF7EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFEFED for text?
Black text on #FFEFED has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.