What color is #EFECDC?

#EFECDC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Onion Skin. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFECDC?

The RGB value is 239, 236, 220: 239 red, 236 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFECDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFECDC?

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.

#EFECDC color

#EFECDC rgb(239, 236, 220)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.5% green and 86.3% blue (239, 236, 220).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 37% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Onion Skin (#EEEDDF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EFECDC color codes

HEX	`#EFECDC`
RGB	`rgb(239, 236, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 37%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.24, -1.72, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.24, 8.29, 101.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.509, 83.509, 79.679)`
Decimal	`15723740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#EFECDC 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 #EFECDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efecdc; }
.text { color: #efecdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efecdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 236 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efecdc, #e9efdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EFECDC?: #EFECDC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Onion Skin. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFECDC?: The RGB value is 239, 236, 220: 239 red, 236 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFECDC?: The complementary color is #DCDFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFECDC?: 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.