What color is #EFE4D3?

#EFE4D3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ancient Scroll. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE4D3?

The RGB value is 239, 228, 211: 239 red, 228 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE4D3?

The complementary color is #D3DEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE4D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE4D3 color

#EFE4D3 rgb(239, 228, 211)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE4D3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.4% green and 82.7% blue (239, 228, 211).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 47% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Scroll (#F0E4D1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#EFE4D3 color codes

HEX	`#EFE4D3`
RGB	`rgb(239, 228, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 89.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 47%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 12%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.03, 0.92, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.03, 9.67, 84.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.097, 78.542, 72.819)`
Decimal	`15721683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE4D3, 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 #EFE4D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE4D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	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 #EFE4D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe4d3; }
.text { color: #efe4d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe4d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 228 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe4d3, #ecefd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Antique White.

Questions

What color is #EFE4D3?: #EFE4D3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ancient Scroll. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE4D3?: The RGB value is 239, 228, 211: 239 red, 228 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE4D3?: The complementary color is #D3DEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE4D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.