What color is #EFD9B4?

#EFD9B4 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Precious. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFD9B4?

The RGB value is 239, 217, 180: 239 red, 217 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFD9B4?

The complementary color is #B4CAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFD9B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFD9B4 color

#EFD9B4 rgb(239, 217, 180)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFD9B4 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 85.1% green and 70.6% blue (239, 217, 180).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 65% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Precious (#F1DAB2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#EFD9B4 color codes

HEX	`#EFD9B4`
RGB	`rgb(239, 217, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 85.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 65%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 25%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.62, 1.98, 21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.62, 21.11, 84.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.648, 71.274, 53.312)`
Decimal	`15718836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFD9B4, 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 #EFD9B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFD9B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #EFD9B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efd9b4; }
.text { color: #efd9b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efd9b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 217 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efd9b4, #e8efb4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EFD9B4?: #EFD9B4 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Precious. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFD9B4?: The RGB value is 239, 217, 180: 239 red, 217 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFD9B4?: The complementary color is #B4CAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFD9B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.