What color is #EFDDC3?

#EFDDC3 is a very light, moderate orange known as Jakarta. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jakarta?

The RGB value is 239, 221, 195: 239 red, 221 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jakarta?

The complementary color is #C3D5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFDDC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jakarta color: hex code #EFDDC3

#EFDDC3 rgb(239, 221, 195)

Shades of beige

Jakarta has the hex code #EFDDC3. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 86.7% green and 76.5% blue (239, 221, 195).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 58% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

Jakarta (#EFDDC3) color codes

HEX	`#EFDDC3`
RGB	`rgb(239, 221, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 86.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 58%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 18%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.92, 2.06, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.92, 15.14, 82.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.303, 74.005, 62.147)`
Decimal	`15719875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jakarta, 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 #EFDDC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDDC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	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 #EFDDC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efddc3; }
.text { color: #efddc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efddc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 221 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efddc3, #ebefc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EFDDC3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EFDDC3?: #EFDDC3 is a very light, moderate orange known as Jakarta. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jakarta?: The RGB value is 239, 221, 195: 239 red, 221 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jakarta?: The complementary color is #C3D5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDDC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.