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#EFBDB3 Color

#EFBDB3 is rgb(239, 189, 179) in RGB, hsl(10, 65%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFBDB3
HEX#EFBDB3
RGBrgb(239, 189, 179)
HSLhsl(10, 65%, 82%)
HSVhsv(10, 25%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.06 31.4)
LABlab(80.97% 17.45 12.29)
LCHlch(80.97% 21.35 35.15)

What #EFBDB3 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 #EFBDB3, 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 red in the library.

#EFBDB3 Channel Values

How #EFBDB3 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 189 · B 1798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 65% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 25% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 25% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFBDB3 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFBDB3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFBDB3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFBDB3; 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 #EFBDB3

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 #EFBDB3.

How #EFBDB3 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#EFBDB3
Protanopia#C7C7B3
Protanomaly#D8C3B3
Deuteranopia#CFCFB1
Deuteranomaly#DDC8B2
Tritanopia#F0BCBC
Tritanomaly#F0BCB8
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFBDB3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efbdb3: #EFBDB3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFBDB3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efbdb3': '#EFBDB3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.741, blue: 0.702)
Android XML<color name="color_efbdb3">#EFBDB3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFBDB3"

More Red Colors

#EFBDB3 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFBDB3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFBDB3?

#EFBDB3 is a lightest red — rgb(239, 189, 179) in RGB and hsl(10, 65%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #EFBDB3?

#EFBDB3 is rgb(239, 189, 179) — red 239, green 189, and blue 179 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFBDB3?

#EFBDB3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFBDB3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFBDB3 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFBDB3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFBDB3 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 11.38, which is visibly different.

Open #EFBDB3 in a Tool

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