What color is #EFF0D3?

#EFF0D3 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Giggle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Giggle?

The RGB value is 239, 240, 211: 239 red, 240 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Giggle?

The complementary color is #D4D3F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF0D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Giggle color: hex code #EFF0D3

#EFF0D3 rgb(239, 240, 211)

Shades of yellow

Giggle has the hex code #EFF0D3. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 94.1% green and 82.7% blue (239, 240, 211).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 49% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

Giggle (#EFF0D3) color codes

HEX	`#EFF0D3`
RGB	`rgb(239, 240, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 94.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 49%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 12%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.04, -5.19, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.04, 14.86, 110.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.513, 85.375, 73.958)`
Decimal	`15724755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Giggle, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EFF0D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF0D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EFF0D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff0d3; }
.text { color: #eff0d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff0d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 240 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff0d3, #e1f0d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EFF0D3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EFF0D3?: #EFF0D3 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Giggle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Giggle?: The RGB value is 239, 240, 211: 239 red, 240 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Giggle?: The complementary color is #D4D3F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF0D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.