What color is #EFE5DB?

#EFE5DB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE5DB?

The RGB value is 239, 229, 219: 239 red, 229 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE5DB?

The complementary color is #DBE5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE5DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE5DB color

#EFE5DB rgb(239, 229, 219)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE5DB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.8% green and 85.9% blue (239, 229, 219).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 38% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Gardenia (#F1E8DF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

#EFE5DB color codes

HEX	`#EFE5DB`
RGB	`rgb(239, 229, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 89.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 38%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.46, 1.7, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.46, 6.31, 74.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.401, 79.505, 78.325)`
Decimal	`15721947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE5DB, 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 #EFE5DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE5DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	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 #EFE5DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe5db; }
.text { color: #efe5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe5db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 229 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe5db, #efefdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EFE5DB?: #EFE5DB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE5DB?: The RGB value is 239, 229, 219: 239 red, 229 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE5DB?: The complementary color is #DBE5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE5DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.