What color is #EFE6D9?

#EFE6D9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Vanilla Sugar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE6D9?

The RGB value is 239, 230, 217: 239 red, 230 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE6D9?

The complementary color is #D9E2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE6D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE6D9 color

#EFE6D9 rgb(239, 230, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE6D9 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 90.2% green and 85.1% blue (239, 230, 217).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Sugar (#F1E8DC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#EFE6D9 color codes

HEX	`#EFE6D9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 230, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 90.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.66, 0.86, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.66, 7.46, 83.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.416, 79.955, 77.039)`
Decimal	`15722201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE6D9, 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 #EFE6D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE6D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	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 #EFE6D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe6d9; }
.text { color: #efe6d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe6d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 230 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe6d9, #edefd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EFE6D9?: #EFE6D9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Vanilla Sugar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE6D9?: The RGB value is 239, 230, 217: 239 red, 230 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE6D9?: The complementary color is #D9E2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE6D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.