What color is #EFE9D6?

#EFE9D6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Eggshell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE9D6?

The RGB value is 239, 233, 214: 239 red, 233 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE9D6?

The complementary color is #D6DCEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE9D6 color

#EFE9D6 rgb(239, 233, 214)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFE9D6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.4% green and 83.9% blue (239, 233, 214).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 44% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Eggshell (#F0EAD6), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#EFE9D6 color codes

HEX	`#EFE9D6`
RGB	`rgb(239, 233, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 44%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.35, -1.16, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.35, 10.02, 96.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.872, 81.484, 75.284)`
Decimal	`15722966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE9D6, 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 #EFE9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	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 #EFE9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe9d6; }
.text { color: #efe9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 233 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe9d6, #e9efd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EFE9D6?: #EFE9D6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Eggshell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE9D6?: The RGB value is 239, 233, 214: 239 red, 233 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE9D6?: The complementary color is #D6DCEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.