What color is #EFE8E5?

#EFE8E5 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE8E5?

The RGB value is 239, 232, 229: 239 red, 232 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE8E5?

The complementary color is #E5ECEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE8E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE8E5 color

#EFE8E5 rgb(239, 232, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE8E5 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91% green and 89.8% blue (239, 232, 229).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 24% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Holy Ghost (#EFE9E6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#EFE8E5 color codes

HEX	`#EFE8E5`
RGB	`rgb(239, 232, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 24%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.45, 1.84, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.45, 2.94, 51.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.594, 81.722, 85.747)`
Decimal	`15722725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE8E5, 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 #EFE8E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE8E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #EFE8E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe8e5; }
.text { color: #efe8e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe8e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 232 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe8e5, #efede5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EFE8E5?: #EFE8E5 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE8E5?: The RGB value is 239, 232, 229: 239 red, 232 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE8E5?: The complementary color is #E5ECEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE8E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.