What color is #EFDACD?

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

What is the RGB value of #EFDACD?

The RGB value is 239, 218, 205: 239 red, 218 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDACD?

The complementary color is #CDE2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFDACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDACD color

#EFDACD rgb(239, 218, 205)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 85.5% green and 80.4% blue (239, 218, 205).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 52% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Truffle (#EFDBCD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#EFDACD color codes

HEX	`#EFDACD`
RGB	`rgb(239, 218, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 85.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 52%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.4, 5.13, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.4, 10.37, 60.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.687, 72.903, 68.041)`
Decimal	`15719117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDACD, 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 #EFDACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #EFDACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdacd; }
.text { color: #efdacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 218 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdacd, #efebcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #EFDACD?: #EFDACD is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Truffle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFDACD?: The RGB value is 239, 218, 205: 239 red, 218 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDACD?: The complementary color is #CDE2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.