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#EFAFDC Color

#EFAFDC is rgb(239, 175, 220) in RGB, hsl(318, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFAFDC
HEX#EFAFDC
RGBrgb(239, 175, 220)
HSLhsl(318, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(318, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.094 337.7)
LABlab(78.62% 29.17 -13.11)
LCHlch(78.62% 31.98 335.80)

What #EFAFDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EFAFDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EFAFDC Channel Values

How #EFAFDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 175 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 8% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFAFDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFAFDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFAFDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFAFDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EFAFDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFAFDC.

How #EFAFDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EFAFDC
Protanopia#BCBCDC
Protanomaly#D2B7DC
Deuteranopia#C7C7DA
Deuteranomaly#D8BEDB
Tritanopia#EAB5B5
Tritanomaly#ECB3C6
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFAFDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-efafdc: #EFAFDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFAFDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efafdc': '#EFAFDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.686, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_efafdc">#EFAFDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFAFDC"

More Pink Colors

#EFAFDC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFAFDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFAFDC?

#EFAFDC is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 175, 220) in RGB and hsl(318, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.03.

What is the RGB value of #EFAFDC?

#EFAFDC is rgb(239, 175, 220) — red 239, green 175, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFAFDC?

#EFAFDC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFAFDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFAFDC scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFAFDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFAFDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.27, which is visibly different.

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