What color is #EFECDA?

#EFECDA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFECDA?

The RGB value is 239, 236, 218: 239 red, 236 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFECDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFECDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFECDA color

#EFECDA rgb(239, 236, 218)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.5% green and 85.5% blue (239, 236, 218).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Warm White (#EFEBD8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#EFECDA color codes

HEX	`#EFECDA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 236, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.19, -2.04, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.19, 9.31, 102.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.245, 83.404, 78.293)`
Decimal	`15723738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFECDA, 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 #EFECDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFECDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	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 #EFECDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efecda; }
.text { color: #efecda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efecda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 236 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efecda, #e7efda); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EFECDA?: #EFECDA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFECDA?: The RGB value is 239, 236, 218: 239 red, 236 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFECDA?: The complementary color is #DADDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFECDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.