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#EFAE9F

#efae9f ≈ Melon

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efae9f is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 68.24% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.2% magenta, 33.47% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 11.25°, with 71.43% saturation and 78.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with tenderness, care and sweetness. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, weddings and celebrations and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Melon (#fdbcb4), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.5113

Complementary

  1. #efae9f
  2. #9fe0ef

Split complementary

  1. #efae9f
  2. #9fefd6
  3. #9fb8ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9fb8
  2. #efae9f
  3. #efd69f

Triadic

  1. #efae9f
  2. #9fefae
  3. #ae9fef

Tetradic

  1. #efae9f
  2. #e0ef9f
  3. #9fe0ef
  4. #ae9fef

Square

  1. #efae9f
  2. #b8ef9f
  3. #9fe0ef
  4. #d69fef

Monochromatic

  1. #d24423
  2. #e4775d
  3. #efae9f
  4. #fae5e1
  5. #fcf0ee

Shades

#efae9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efae9f
  2. #d79d8f
  3. #bf8b7f
  4. #a77a6f
  5. #8f685f
  6. #785750
  7. #604640
  8. #483430
  9. #302320
  10. #181110
  11. #000000

Tints

#efae9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efae9f
  2. #f1b6a9
  3. #f2beb2
  4. #f4c6bc
  5. #f5cec5
  6. #f7d7cf
  7. #f9dfd9
  8. #fae7e2
  9. #fcefec
  10. #fdf7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efae9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efae9f
  2. #e4a99c
  3. #d9a599
  4. #cea096
  5. #c39c93
  6. #b89790
  7. #ac928c
  8. #a18e89
  9. #968986
  10. #8b8583
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3b7b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdb69e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc39e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fea5aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3b39e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbbb9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8a9a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efae9f {
  color: #efae9f;
}
Background
.bg-efae9f {
  background-color: #efae9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efae9f {
  border: 2px solid #efae9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efae9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 174 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 71% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efae9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efae9f, #efd69f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efae9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 174 159 / 0.35);
}

#fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 4.53 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.89 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 6.17 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.48 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.52 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 7.83 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.46 #105160 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Melon
#efae9f  rgb(239, 174, 159)  hsl(11, 71%, 78%)  Melon
#9fe0ef  rgb(159, 224, 239)  hsl(191, 71%, 78%)  Non-Photo Blue
#9fefae  rgb(159, 239, 174)  hsl(131, 71%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ae9fef  rgb(174, 159, 239)  hsl(251, 71%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder