#EFB4CAFairy Tale (#EFB4CA) is a very light, soft pink with an OKLCH hue of 355°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.074. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #EFB4CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 180, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 65%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(338, 25%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.2 24.7 -2.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.830 0.074 355) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fairy Tale shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4afbd — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f5b5c6 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#efb4ca — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efb5cd — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purpleTest Fairy Tale in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.74:1 and against black 12.05:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffecf3 · #efb4ca · #c591a4 · #9c6d7f · #734b5b · #4e2c39
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffccd1 · #efb4ca · #d3a3c4 · #b694ba · #9986ae · #7d789e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#efb4ca · #bda194 · #a9798b · #905e46 · #6a4252 · #472f23
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f8e5ec · #efb4ca · #70b4a2 · #987985 · #755b64 · #513f46
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efb4ca · #a4adaa · #7f7478 · #434947 · #24191d · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf5f1 · #c1cdc9 · #93a19d · #192a25 · #000905 · #efb4ca
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efb4ca · #9db0aa · #508375 · #025545 · #00241b · #040001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efb4ca · #9db0aa · #628161 · #005259 · #052407 · #000304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efb4ca · #aaad9d · #767c52 · #134e6a · #002031 · #010100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efb4ca · #b1aa9b · #88754e · #025545 · #0e1b3a · #000402
#F2BED1 · #F6C8D8 · #F9D2E0 · #FCDCE7 · #FFE6EE
#C691A5 · #9E7081 · #78505F · #54323F · #321722
#E7B8C9 · #DFBDC9 · #D6C1C8
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.