What color is #EFEBD0?

#EFEBD0 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rum Swizzle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEBD0?

The RGB value is 239, 235, 208: 239 red, 235 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEBD0?

The complementary color is #D0D4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEBD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEBD0 color

#EFEBD0 rgb(239, 235, 208)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFEBD0 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.2% green and 81.6% blue (239, 235, 208).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 49% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Rum Swizzle (#F1EDD4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.46:1).

#EFEBD0 color codes

HEX	`#EFEBD0`
RGB	`rgb(239, 235, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.2%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 49%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.72, -3.13, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.72, 13.95, 102.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.689, 82.322, 71.512)`
Decimal	`15723472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEBD0, 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 #EFEBD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEBD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.46:1	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 #EFEBD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efebd0; }
.text { color: #efebd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efebd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 235 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efebd0, #e4efd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EFEBD0?: #EFEBD0 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rum Swizzle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEBD0?: The RGB value is 239, 235, 208: 239 red, 235 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEBD0?: The complementary color is #D0D4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEBD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.