What color is #EFE9CF?

#EFE9CF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fuzzy Sheep. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE9CF?

The RGB value is 239, 233, 207: 239 red, 233 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE9CF?

The complementary color is #CFD5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE9CF color

#EFE9CF rgb(239, 233, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE9CF is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.4% green and 81.2% blue (239, 233, 207).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 50% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Sheep (#F0E9D1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#EFE9CF color codes

HEX	`#EFE9CF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 233, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 50%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.19, -2.27, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.19, 13.56, 99.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.997, 81.134, 70.676)`
Decimal	`15722959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE9CF, 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 #EFE9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	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 #EFE9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe9cf; }
.text { color: #efe9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 233 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe9cf, #e5efcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #EFE9CF?: #EFE9CF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fuzzy Sheep. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE9CF?: The RGB value is 239, 233, 207: 239 red, 233 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE9CF?: The complementary color is #CFD5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.