What color is #EFE9E3?

#EFE9E3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Refer to the Stars. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE9E3?

The RGB value is 239, 233, 227: 239 red, 233 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE9E3?

The complementary color is #E3E9EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE9E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE9E3 color

#EFE9E3 rgb(239, 233, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE9E3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.4% green and 89% blue (239, 233, 227).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 27% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Refer to the Stars (#F1EAE2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#EFE9E3 color codes

HEX	`#EFE9E3`
RGB	`rgb(239, 233, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 27%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.65, 0.98, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.65, 3.76, 74.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.599, 82.175, 84.379)`
Decimal	`15722979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE9E3, 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 #EFE9E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE9E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #EFE9E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe9e3; }
.text { color: #efe9e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe9e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 233 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe9e3, #efefe3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EFE9E3?: #EFE9E3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Refer to the Stars. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE9E3?: The RGB value is 239, 233, 227: 239 red, 233 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE9E3?: The complementary color is #E3E9EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE9E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.