What color is #EFE8DB?

#EFE8DB is a very light, desaturated orange known as Creamy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE8DB?

The RGB value is 239, 232, 219: 239 red, 232 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE8DB?

The complementary color is #DBE2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE8DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE8DB color

#EFE8DB rgb(239, 232, 219)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE8DB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91% green and 85.9% blue (239, 232, 219).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 38% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

This exact color is also called Creamy.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

#EFE8DB color codes

HEX	`#EFE8DB`
RGB	`rgb(239, 232, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 38%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.21, 0.16, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.21, 7.16, 88.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.238, 81.179, 78.604)`
Decimal	`15722715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE8DB, 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 #EFE8DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE8DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	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 #EFE8DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe8db; }
.text { color: #efe8db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe8db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 232 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe8db, #ecefdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EFE8DB?: #EFE8DB is a very light, desaturated orange known as Creamy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE8DB?: The RGB value is 239, 232, 219: 239 red, 232 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE8DB?: The complementary color is #DBE2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE8DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.