What color is #EFDAAE?

#EFDAAE is a light, moderate orange known as Vinaigrette. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vinaigrette?

The RGB value is 239, 218, 174: 239 red, 218 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vinaigrette?

The complementary color is #AEC3EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFDAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vinaigrette color: hex code #EFDAAE

#EFDAAE rgb(239, 218, 174)

Shades of beige

Vinaigrette has the hex code #EFDAAE. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 85.5% green and 68.2% blue (239, 218, 174).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 67% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

Vinaigrette (#EFDAAE) color codes

HEX	`#EFDAAE`
RGB	`rgb(239, 218, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 85.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 67%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 27%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.75, 0.66, 24.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.75, 24.34, 88.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.309, 71.551, 50.249)`
Decimal	`15719086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vinaigrette, 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 #EFDAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #EFDAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdaae; }
.text { color: #efdaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 218 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdaae, #e3efae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EFDAAE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EFDAAE?: #EFDAAE is a light, moderate orange known as Vinaigrette. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vinaigrette?: The RGB value is 239, 218, 174: 239 red, 218 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vinaigrette?: The complementary color is #AEC3EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.