What color is #EFEDD9?

#EFEDD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Slippery Soap. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEDD9?

The RGB value is 239, 237, 217: 239 red, 237 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEDD9?

The complementary color is #D9DBEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEDD9 color

#EFEDD9 rgb(239, 237, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFEDD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 85.1% blue (239, 237, 217).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Slippery Soap (#EFEDD8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#EFEDD9 color codes

HEX	`#EFEDD9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 237, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.42, -2.71, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.42, 10.29, 105.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.404, 83.929, 77.702)`
Decimal	`15723993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEDD9, 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 #EFEDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #EFEDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efedd9; }
.text { color: #efedd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efedd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 237 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efedd9, #e6efd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #EFEDD9?: #EFEDD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Slippery Soap. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEDD9?: The RGB value is 239, 237, 217: 239 red, 237 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEDD9?: The complementary color is #D9DBEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.