What color is #EFE9B9?

#EFE9B9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE9B9?

The RGB value is 239, 233, 185: 239 red, 233 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE9B9?

The complementary color is #B9BFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE9B9?

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.

#EFE9B9 color

#EFE9B9 rgb(239, 233, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE9B9 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.4% green and 72.5% blue (239, 233, 185).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 63% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EFE9B9 color codes

HEX	`#EFE9B9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 233, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 63%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 23%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.74, -5.49, 24.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.74, 24.74, 102.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.492, 80.133, 57.485)`
Decimal	`15722937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE9B9, 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 #EFE9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE9B9 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 #EFE9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe9b9; }
.text { color: #efe9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 233 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe9b9, #daefb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #EFE9B9?: #EFE9B9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE9B9?: The RGB value is 239, 233, 185: 239 red, 233 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE9B9?: The complementary color is #B9BFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE9B9?: 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.