What color is #EFEBD8?

#EFEBD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEBD8?

The RGB value is 239, 235, 216: 239 red, 235 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEBD8?

The complementary color is #D8DCEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEBD8 color

#EFEBD8 rgb(239, 235, 216)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFEBD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.2% green and 84.7% blue (239, 235, 216).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

This exact color is also called Warm White.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#EFEBD8 color codes

HEX	`#EFEBD8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 235, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.89, -1.86, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.89, 9.87, 100.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.698, 82.726, 76.827)`
Decimal	`15723480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEBD8, 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 #EFEBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	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 #EFEBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efebd8; }
.text { color: #efebd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efebd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 235 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efebd8, #e7efd8); }

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Questions

What color is #EFEBD8?: #EFEBD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEBD8?: The RGB value is 239, 235, 216: 239 red, 235 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEBD8?: The complementary color is #D8DCEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.