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#EFB9EC Color

#EFB9EC is rgb(239, 185, 236) in RGB, hsl(303, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 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 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFB9EC
HEX#EFB9EC
RGBrgb(239, 185, 236)
HSLhsl(303, 63%, 83%)
HSVhsv(303, 23%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.091 328.2)
LABlab(81.33% 26.23 -17.67)
LCHlch(81.33% 31.63 326.04)

What #EFB9EC 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 #EFB9EC, 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.

#EFB9EC Channel Values

How #EFB9EC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 63% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 23% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 1% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFB9EC 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFB9EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFB9EC; 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 #EFB9EC

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 #EFB9EC.

How #EFB9EC 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#EFB9EC
Protanopia#C4C4EC
Protanomaly#D6BFEC
Deuteranopia#CDCDEB
Deuteranomaly#DBC5EB
Tritanopia#E9C0C0
Tritanomaly#ECBED3
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFB9EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efb9ec: #EFB9EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFB9EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efb9ec': '#EFB9EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.725, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_efb9ec">#EFB9EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFB9EC"

More Pink Colors

#EFB9EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFB9EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFB9EC?

#EFB9EC is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 185, 236) in RGB and hsl(303, 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 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #EFB9EC?

#EFB9EC is rgb(239, 185, 236) — red 239, green 185, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFB9EC?

#EFB9EC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFB9EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFB9EC scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFB9EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFB9EC 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 10.02, which is visibly different.

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