What color is #EFC87D?

#EFC87D is a light, moderate orange known as Mille-Feuille. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mille-Feuille?

The RGB value is 239, 200, 125: 239 red, 200 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mille-Feuille?

The complementary color is #7DA4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFC87D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mille-Feuille color: hex code #EFC87D

#EFC87D rgb(239, 200, 125)

Shades of orange

Mille-Feuille has the hex code #EFC87D. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 78.4% green and 49% blue (239, 200, 125).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 78% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 48% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

Mille-Feuille (#EFC87D) color codes

HEX	`#EFC87D`
RGB	`rgb(239, 200, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 78.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 78%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 48%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 48%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.46, 4.43, 42.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.46, 42.74, 84.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.955, 61.143, 28.042)`
Decimal	`15714429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mille-Feuille, 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 #EFC87D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFC87D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #EFC87D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efc87d; }
.text { color: #efc87d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efc87d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 200 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efc87d, #ddef7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #EFC87D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EFC87D?: #EFC87D is a light, moderate orange known as Mille-Feuille. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mille-Feuille?: The RGB value is 239, 200, 125: 239 red, 200 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mille-Feuille?: The complementary color is #7DA4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFC87D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.