What color is #EFE7C6?

#EFE7C6 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fake Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE7C6?

The RGB value is 239, 231, 198: 239 red, 231 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE7C6?

The complementary color is #C6CEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE7C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE7C6 color

#EFE7C6 rgb(239, 231, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE7C6 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 90.6% green and 77.6% blue (239, 231, 198).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 56% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Fake Blonde (#EFE6C1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#EFE7C6 color codes

HEX	`#EFE7C6`
RGB	`rgb(239, 231, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 90.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 56%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.5, -2.62, 17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.5, 17.26, 98.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.365, 79.581, 64.858)`
Decimal	`15722438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE7C6, 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 #EFE7C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE7C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #EFE7C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe7c6; }
.text { color: #efe7c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe7c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 231 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe7c6, #e3efc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #EFE7C6?: #EFE7C6 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fake Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE7C6?: The RGB value is 239, 231, 198: 239 red, 231 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE7C6?: The complementary color is #C6CEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE7C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.