What color is #EFDEC5?

#EFDEC5 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Jakarta. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFDEC5?

The RGB value is 239, 222, 197: 239 red, 222 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDEC5?

The complementary color is #C5D6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFDEC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDEC5 color

#EFDEC5 rgb(239, 222, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFDEC5 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 87.1% green and 77.3% blue (239, 222, 197).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 57% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Jakarta (#EFDDC3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#EFDEC5 color codes

HEX	`#EFDEC5`
RGB	`rgb(239, 222, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 87.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 57%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.22, 1.84, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.22, 14.49, 82.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.796, 74.626, 63.435)`
Decimal	`15720133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDEC5, 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 #EFDEC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDEC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #EFDEC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdec5; }
.text { color: #efdec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 222 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdec5, #ebefc5); }

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Questions

What color is #EFDEC5?: #EFDEC5 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Jakarta. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFDEC5?: The RGB value is 239, 222, 197: 239 red, 222 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDEC5?: The complementary color is #C5D6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDEC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.