What color is #EFE2B5?

#EFE2B5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color James Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE2B5?

The RGB value is 239, 226, 181: 239 red, 226 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE2B5?

The complementary color is #B5C2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE2B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE2B5 color

#EFE2B5 rgb(239, 226, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE2B5 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 88.6% green and 71% blue (239, 226, 181).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 64% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is James Blonde (#F2E3B5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#EFE2B5 color codes

HEX	`#EFE2B5`
RGB	`rgb(239, 226, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 88.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 64%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 24%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.9, -2.49, 23.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.9, 23.77, 96.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.134, 76.081, 54.645)`
Decimal	`15721141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE2B5, 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 #EFE2B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE2B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #EFE2B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe2b5; }
.text { color: #efe2b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe2b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 226 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe2b5, #dfefb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #EFE2B5?: #EFE2B5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color James Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE2B5?: The RGB value is 239, 226, 181: 239 red, 226 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE2B5?: The complementary color is #B5C2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE2B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.