What color is #EFE2D9?

#EFE2D9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dallas Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE2D9?

The RGB value is 239, 226, 217: 239 red, 226 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE2D9?

The complementary color is #D9E6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE2D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE2D9 color

#EFE2D9 rgb(239, 226, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE2D9 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 88.6% green and 85.1% blue (239, 226, 217).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Dallas Dust (#ECE0D6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#EFE2D9 color codes

HEX	`#EFE2D9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 226, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 88.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.67, 2.91, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.67, 6.65, 64.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.316, 77.754, 76.673)`
Decimal	`15721177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE2D9, 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 #EFE2D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE2D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #EFE2D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe2d9; }
.text { color: #efe2d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe2d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 226 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe2d9, #efedd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EFE2D9?: #EFE2D9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dallas Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE2D9?: The RGB value is 239, 226, 217: 239 red, 226 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE2D9?: The complementary color is #D9E6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE2D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.