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#EFBDD8 Color

#EFBDD8 is rgb(239, 189, 216) in RGB, hsl(328, 61%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFBDD8
HEX#EFBDD8
RGBrgb(239, 189, 216)
HSLhsl(328, 61%, 84%)
HSVhsv(328, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.067 345)
LABlab(81.76% 21.63 -6.35)
LCHlch(81.76% 22.55 343.63)

What #EFBDD8 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 #EFBDD8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 5.21Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 5.41Orchid Pink#F2BDCDΔE 6Cotton Candy#FFBCD9ΔE 6.75Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 7.26Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 7.36

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

#EFBDD8 Channel Values

How #EFBDD8 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 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 61% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 21% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 10% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFBDD8 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFBDD8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFBDD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFBDD8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFBDD8
Complementary
#BDEFD5
Analogous
#EDBDEF
Analogous
#EFBDBF
Triadic
#D8EFBD
Triadic
#BDD8EF
Split comp.
#BFEFBD
Split comp.
#BDEFED

Tints & Shades of #EFBDD8

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

#F1C6DD
#F3CEE2
#F5D6E7
#F7DEEB
#F9E6F0
#FBEFF5

Shades

#E490BD
#D85FA0
#CD3285
#9C2665
#6F1B48
#3E0F28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFBDD8.

How #EFBDD8 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#EFBDD8
Protanopia#C7C7D8
Protanomaly#D8C3D8
Deuteranopia#CFCFD7
Deuteranomaly#DDC8D7
Tritanopia#ECC1C1
Tritanomaly#EDBFCA
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFBDD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efbdd8: #EFBDD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFBDD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efbdd8': '#EFBDD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.741, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_efbdd8">#EFBDD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFBDD8"

More Pink Colors

#EFBDD8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EFBDD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFBDD8?

#EFBDD8 is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 189, 216) in RGB and hsl(328, 61%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #EFBDD8?

#EFBDD8 is rgb(239, 189, 216) — red 239, green 189, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFBDD8?

#EFBDD8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFBDD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFBDD8 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFBDD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFBDD8 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 9.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #EFBDD8 in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.