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#EFB8EE Color

#EFB8EE is rgb(239, 184, 238) in RGB, hsl(301, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFB8EE
HEX#EFB8EE
RGBrgb(239, 184, 238)
HSLhsl(301, 63%, 83%)
HSVhsv(301, 23%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.095 327)
LABlab(81.15% 27.00 -19.00)
LCHlch(81.15% 33.02 324.87)

What #EFB8EE 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 #EFB8EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.14Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 8.55Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.07Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.37Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 10.6Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.93

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

#EFB8EE Channel Values

How #EFB8EE 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 184 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 63% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 23% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFB8EE 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFB8EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFB8EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFB8EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFB8EE
Complementary
#B8EFB9
Analogous
#D5B8EF
Analogous
#EFB8D3
Triadic
#EEEFB8
Triadic
#B8EEEF
Split comp.
#D3EFB8
Split comp.
#B8EFD5

Tints & Shades of #EFB8EE

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

#F1C1F0
#F3C9F2
#F5D1F4
#F7DEF7
#F9E6F9
#FBEEFB

Shades

#E58BE3
#D959D7
#CC2EC9
#9E249C
#70196F
#3E0E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFB8EE.

How #EFB8EE 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#EFB8EE
Protanopia#C3C3EE
Protanomaly#D6BFEE
Deuteranopia#CCCCED
Deuteranomaly#DBC5ED
Tritanopia#E9C0C0
Tritanomaly#EBBDD4
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFB8EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efb8ee: #EFB8EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFB8EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efb8ee': '#EFB8EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.722, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_efb8ee">#EFB8EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFB8EE"

More Pink Colors

#EFB8EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EFB8EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFB8EE?

#EFB8EE is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 184, 238) in RGB and hsl(301, 63%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #EFB8EE?

#EFB8EE is rgb(239, 184, 238) — red 239, green 184, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFB8EE?

#EFB8EE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFB8EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFB8EE scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFB8EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFB8EE 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 9.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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