What color is #EFEBE3?

#EFEBE3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cow’s Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEBE3?

The RGB value is 239, 235, 227: 239 red, 235 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEBE3?

The complementary color is #E3E7EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEBE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEBE3 color

#EFEBE3 rgb(239, 235, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEBE3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.2% green and 89% blue (239, 235, 227).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 27% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cow’s Milk (#F1EDE5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#EFEBE3 color codes

HEX	`#EFEBE3`
RGB	`rgb(239, 235, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.2%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 27%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.15, -0.04, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.15, 4.35, 90.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.168, 83.314, 84.569)`
Decimal	`15723491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEBE3, 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 #EFEBE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEBE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	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 #EFEBE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efebe3; }
.text { color: #efebe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efebe3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 235 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efebe3, #edefe3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EFEBE3?: #EFEBE3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cow’s Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEBE3?: The RGB value is 239, 235, 227: 239 red, 235 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEBE3?: The complementary color is #E3E7EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEBE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.