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#EFB9DA Color

#EFB9DA is rgb(239, 185, 218) in RGB, hsl(323, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFB9DA
HEX#EFB9DA
RGBrgb(239, 185, 218)
HSLhsl(323, 63%, 83%)
HSVhsv(323, 23%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.075 341.6)
LABlab(80.87% 23.89 -8.72)
LCHlch(80.87% 25.43 339.94)

What #EFB9DA 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 #EFB9DA, 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.

#EFB9DA Channel Values

How #EFB9DA 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 185 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 323° · S 63% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 323° · S 23% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 9% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFB9DA 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFB9DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFB9DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EFB9DA

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

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How #EFB9DA 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#EFB9DA
Protanopia#C4C4DA
Protanomaly#D6BFDA
Deuteranopia#CDCDD9
Deuteranomaly#DBC5D9
Tritanopia#ECBEBE
Tritanomaly#EDBCCA
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFB9DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efb9da: #EFB9DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFB9DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efb9da': '#EFB9DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.725, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_efb9da">#EFB9DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFB9DA"

More Pink Colors

#EFB9DA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFB9DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFB9DA?

#EFB9DA is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 185, 218) in RGB and hsl(323, 63%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.36.

What is the RGB value of #EFB9DA?

#EFB9DA is rgb(239, 185, 218) — red 239, green 185, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFB9DA?

#EFB9DA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFB9DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFB9DA scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFB9DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFB9DA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 11.52, which is visibly different.

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