What color is #EFDED6?

#EFDED6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peachy Milk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFDED6?

The RGB value is 239, 222, 214: 239 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDED6?

The complementary color is #D6E7EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFDED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDED6 color

#EFDED6 rgb(239, 222, 214)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EFDED6 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 87.1% green and 83.9% blue (239, 222, 214).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 44% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Peachy Milk (#F3E0D8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#EFDED6 color codes

HEX	`#EFDED6`
RGB	`rgb(239, 222, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 87.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 44%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.6, 4.49, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.6, 7.5, 53.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.854, 75.449, 74.278)`
Decimal	`15720150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDED6, 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 #EFDED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #EFDED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efded6; }
.text { color: #efded6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efded6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 222 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efded6, #efead6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #EFDED6?: #EFDED6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peachy Milk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFDED6?: The RGB value is 239, 222, 214: 239 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDED6?: The complementary color is #D6E7EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.