What color is #EFEDE5?

#EFEDE5 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEDE5?

The RGB value is 239, 237, 229: 239 red, 237 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEDE5?

The complementary color is #E5E7EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEDE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEDE5 color

#EFEDE5 rgb(239, 237, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEDE5 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 89.8% blue (239, 237, 229).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Salt (#EFEDE6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#EFEDE5 color codes

HEX	`#EFEDE5`
RGB	`rgb(239, 237, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.7, -0.72, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.7, 4.17, 99.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.022, 84.577, 86.223)`
Decimal	`15724005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEDE5, 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 #EFEDE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEDE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #EFEDE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efede5; }
.text { color: #efede5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efede5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 237 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efede5, #ecefe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EFEDE5?: #EFEDE5 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEDE5?: The RGB value is 239, 237, 229: 239 red, 237 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEDE5?: The complementary color is #E5E7EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEDE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.