What color is #EFD6BC?

#EFD6BC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFD6BC?

The RGB value is 239, 214, 188: 239 red, 214 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFD6BC?

The complementary color is #BCD5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFD6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFD6BC color

#EFD6BC rgb(239, 214, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFD6BC is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 83.9% green and 73.7% blue (239, 214, 188).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 61% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Burrito (#EED7C1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#EFD6BC color codes

HEX	`#EFD6BC`
RGB	`rgb(239, 214, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 83.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 61%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 21%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.03, 4.65, 16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.03, 16.67, 73.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.72, 70.077, 57.473)`
Decimal	`15718076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFD6BC, 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 #EFD6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFD6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #EFD6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efd6bc; }
.text { color: #efd6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efd6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 214 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efd6bc, #efefbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bisque.

Questions

What color is #EFD6BC?: #EFD6BC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFD6BC?: The RGB value is 239, 214, 188: 239 red, 214 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFD6BC?: The complementary color is #BCD5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFD6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.