What color is #EFE3C8?

#EFE3C8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Chocolate. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE3C8?

The RGB value is 239, 227, 200: 239 red, 227 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE3C8?

The complementary color is #C8D4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE3C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE3C8 color

#EFE3C8 rgb(239, 227, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE3C8 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89% green and 78.4% blue (239, 227, 200).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 55% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Chocolate (#F0E3C7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#EFE3C8 color codes

HEX	`#EFE3C8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 227, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 89%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 55%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 16%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.53, -0.28, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.53, 14.67, 91.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.49, 77.46, 65.712)`
Decimal	`15721416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE3C8, 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 #EFE3C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE3C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	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 #EFE3C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe3c8; }
.text { color: #efe3c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe3c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 227 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe3c8, #e8efc8); }

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Questions

What color is #EFE3C8?: #EFE3C8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Chocolate. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE3C8?: The RGB value is 239, 227, 200: 239 red, 227 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE3C8?: The complementary color is #C8D4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE3C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.