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#EFBEEF Color

#EFBEEF is rgb(239, 190, 239) in RGB, hsl(300, 60%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFBEEF
HEX#EFBEEF
RGBrgb(239, 190, 239)
HSLhsl(300, 60%, 84%)
HSVhsv(300, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.085 326.3)
LABlab(82.57% 24.12 -17.42)
LCHlch(82.57% 29.76 324.17)

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

Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 8.15Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 8.67Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 9.6Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 10.49Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.71Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 12.12

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

#EFBEEF Channel Values

How #EFBEEF 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 190 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 60% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 21% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFBEEF 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EFBEEF

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

Base
#EFBEEF
Complementary
#BEEFBE
Analogous
#D6BEEF
Analogous
#EFBED6
Triadic
#EFEFBE
Triadic
#BEEFEF
Split comp.
#D6EFBE
Split comp.
#BEEFD6

Tints & Shades of #EFBEEF

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

#F1C6F1
#F3CEF3
#F5D6F5
#F7DEF7
#F9E7F9
#FBEFFB

Shades

#E391E3
#D760D7
#CC33CC
#9B279B
#6E1C6E
#3D0F3D

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

How #EFBEEF 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#EFBEEF
Protanopia#C7C7EF
Protanomaly#D8C4EF
Deuteranopia#D0D0EE
Deuteranomaly#DDC9EE
Tritanopia#E9C5C5
Tritanomaly#ECC2D7
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFBEEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efbeef: #EFBEEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFBEEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efbeef': '#EFBEEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.745, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_efbeef">#EFBEEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFBEEF"

More Pink Colors

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

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EFBEEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFBEEF?

#EFBEEF is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 190, 239) in RGB and hsl(300, 60%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.15.

What is the RGB value of #EFBEEF?

#EFBEEF is rgb(239, 190, 239) — red 239, green 190, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFBEEF?

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

Should text on #EFBEEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFBEEF scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFBEEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFBEEF 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 12.12, which is visibly different.

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