What color is #EFEDE8?

#EFEDE8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cloud Dancer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEDE8?

The RGB value is 239, 237, 232: 239 red, 237 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEDE8?

The complementary color is #E8EAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEDE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEDE8 color

#EFEDE8 rgb(239, 237, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEDE8 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 91% blue (239, 237, 232).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 18% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Dancer (#F1EEE8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#EFEDE8 color codes

HEX	`#EFEDE8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 237, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.9%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 18%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.77, -0.2, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.77, 2.66, 94.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.444, 84.746, 88.448)`
Decimal	`15724008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEDE8, 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 #EFEDE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEDE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	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 #EFEDE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efede8; }
.text { color: #efede8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efede8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 237 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efede8, #eeefe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #EFEDE8?: #EFEDE8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cloud Dancer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEDE8?: The RGB value is 239, 237, 232: 239 red, 237 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEDE8?: The complementary color is #E8EAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEDE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.