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#EFC1B8 Color

#EFC1B8 is rgb(239, 193, 184) in RGB, hsl(10, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Pink (#F4C2C2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFC1B8
HEX#EFC1B8
RGBrgb(239, 193, 184)
HSLhsl(10, 63%, 83%)
HSVhsv(10, 23%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.054 31)
LABlab(82.02% 15.97 11.10)
LCHlch(82.02% 19.45 34.80)

What #EFC1B8 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 #EFC1B8, 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.

#EFC1B8 Channel Values

How #EFC1B8 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 193 · B 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 63% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 23% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 23% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFC1B8 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 text12.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFC1B8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFC1B8; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EFC1B8

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 #EFC1B8 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#EFC1B8
Protanopia#CACAB8
Protanomaly#DAC6B8
Deuteranopia#D2D2B6
Deuteranomaly#DECBB7
Tritanopia#F0C0C0
Tritanomaly#F0C0BD
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFC1B8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efc1b8: #EFC1B8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFC1B8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efc1b8': '#EFC1B8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.757, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_efc1b8">#EFC1B8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFC1B8"

More Red Colors

#EFC1B8 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFC1B8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFC1B8?

#EFC1B8 is a lightest red — rgb(239, 193, 184) in RGB and hsl(10, 63%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Pink (#F4C2C2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #EFC1B8?

#EFC1B8 is rgb(239, 193, 184) — red 239, green 193, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFC1B8?

#EFC1B8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFC1B8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFC1B8 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFC1B8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFC1B8 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 11.34, which is visibly different.

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