What color is #EFEBE6?

#EFEBE6 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cloud Dancer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEBE6?

The RGB value is 239, 235, 230: 239 red, 235 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEBE6?

The complementary color is #E6EAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEBE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.7:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEBE6 color

#EFEBE6 rgb(239, 235, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEBE6 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.2% green and 90.2% blue (239, 235, 230).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 22% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Dancer (#F1EEE8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.7:1).

#EFEBE6 color codes

HEX	`#EFEBE6`
RGB	`rgb(239, 235, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.2%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 22%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.22, 0.47, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.22, 2.93, 80.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.586, 83.481, 86.768)`
Decimal	`15723494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEBE6, 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 #EFEBE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEBE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.7:1	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 #EFEBE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efebe6; }
.text { color: #efebe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efebe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 235 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efebe6, #efefe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EFEBE6?: #EFEBE6 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cloud Dancer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEBE6?: The RGB value is 239, 235, 230: 239 red, 235 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEBE6?: The complementary color is #E6EAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEBE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.7:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.