HEX atlas value

#EFAD9F

#EFAD9F is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 173, 159, HSL 11, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.5074, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#EFAD9F Sample readable text

HEX #EFAD9F

RGB rgb(239, 173, 159)

HSL hsl(11 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.5074

Contrast Black 11.15:1White 1.88:1

CSS

--color-efad9f: #EFAD9F;
.background-efad9f { background-color: #EFAD9F; }
.text-efad9f { color: #EFAD9F; }

Luminance0.5074

Black text11.15:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EFAD9F","rgb":[239,173,159],"hsl":[11,71,78],"cmyk":[0,28,33,6],"luminance":0.5074,"contrast":{"black":11.15,"white":1.88}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF0EE","hex":"#FCF0EE","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.84,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFD69F","hex":"#EFD69F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.79,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9FE0EF","hex":"#9FE0EF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.38,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","pastel","pastel red","Soft Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efad9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lotus-pink.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FE0EF","analogous":["#EF9FB8","#EFD69F"],"triadic":["#9FEFAE","#AE9FEF"],"tetradic":["#B8EF9F","#9FE0EF","#D69FEF"],"splitComplementary":["#9FEFD6","#9FB8EF"],"monochromatic":["#FCF0EE","#EFAD9F","#E16B51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF0EE","dark":"#E16B51","saturated":"#FBA693","desaturated":"#E2B5AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC5B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":27.147743920996454},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":28.478061731796284},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":29.359836511806396}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFAD9F

#EFAD9F is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #EFAD9F is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 239, 173, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg with 71% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.5074, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.15:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFAD9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF0EE#000000 text · best 18.84:1#FCF0EE

#EFD69F#000000 text · best 14.79:1#EFD69F

#9FE0EF#000000 text · best 14.38:1#9FE0EF

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

Pastel Coral#000000 text · best 12.26:1#FFB3A7

Generated Palette

#EFAD9F#EFAD9F

#9FE0EF#9FE0EF

#EF9FB8#EF9FB8

#EFD69F#EFD69F

#FCF0EE#FCF0EE

#E16B51#E16B51

Color Harmonies

#9FE0EF#9FE0EF

#EF9FB8#EF9FB8

#EFD69F#EFD69F

#9FEFAE#9FEFAE

#AE9FEF#AE9FEF

Variants

#FCF0EE#FCF0EE

#E16B51#E16B51

#FBA693#FBA693

#E2B5AB#E2B5AB

White#FFFFFF

#FFC5B8#FFC5B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Melon#FDBCB4

#EFAD9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFAD9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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