What color is #EFECC5?

#EFECC5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Honey Do. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFECC5?

The RGB value is 239, 236, 197: 239 red, 236 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFECC5?

The complementary color is #C5C8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFECC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFECC5 color

#EFECC5 rgb(239, 236, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFECC5 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.5% green and 77.3% blue (239, 236, 197).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 57% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Honey Do (#EDEDC7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#EFECC5 color codes

HEX	`#EFECC5`
RGB	`rgb(239, 236, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 57%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.74, -5.3, 19.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.74, 20.03, 105.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.669, 82.374, 64.726)`
Decimal	`15723717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFECC5, 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 #EFECC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFECC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #EFECC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efecc5; }
.text { color: #efecc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efecc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 236 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efecc5, #ddefc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #EFECC5?: #EFECC5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Honey Do. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFECC5?: The RGB value is 239, 236, 197: 239 red, 236 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFECC5?: The complementary color is #C5C8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFECC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.