What color is #EFEDCD?

#EFEDCD is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Clotted Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEDCD?

The RGB value is 239, 237, 205: 239 red, 237 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEDCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFEDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEDCD color

#EFEDCD rgb(239, 237, 205)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 80.4% blue (239, 237, 205).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 52% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Clotted Cream (#F3EFCD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#EFEDCD color codes

HEX	`#EFEDCD`
RGB	`rgb(239, 237, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 52%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.16, -4.6, 15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.16, 16.43, 106.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.899, 83.328, 69.779)`
Decimal	`15723981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEDCD, 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 #EFEDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	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 #EFEDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efedcd; }
.text { color: #efedcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efedcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 237 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efedcd, #e0efcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EFEDCD?: #EFEDCD is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Clotted Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEDCD?: The RGB value is 239, 237, 205: 239 red, 237 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEDCD?: The complementary color is #CDCFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.