What color is #EFE6DD?

#EFE6DD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE6DD?

The RGB value is 239, 230, 221: 239 red, 230 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE6DD?

The complementary color is #DDE6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE6DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE6DD color

#EFE6DD rgb(239, 230, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE6DD is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 90.2% green and 86.7% blue (239, 230, 221).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 36% 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 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

#EFE6DD color codes

HEX	`#EFE6DD`
RGB	`rgb(239, 230, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 90.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 36%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.76, 1.52, 5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.76, 5.67, 74.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.943, 80.166, 79.813)`
Decimal	`15722205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE6DD, 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 #EFE6DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE6DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	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 #EFE6DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe6dd; }
.text { color: #efe6dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe6dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 230 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe6dd, #efefdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EFE6DD?: #EFE6DD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE6DD?: The RGB value is 239, 230, 221: 239 red, 230 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE6DD?: The complementary color is #DDE6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE6DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.