What color is #EFEEDE?

#EFEEDE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEEDE?

The RGB value is 239, 238, 222: 239 red, 238 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEEDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFEEDE?

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.

#EFEEDE color

#EFEEDE rgb(239, 238, 222)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 93.3% green and 87.1% blue (239, 238, 222).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 35% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cannoli Cream (#EDECDB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EFEEDE color codes

HEX	`#EFEEDE`
RGB	`rgb(239, 238, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 93.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.79, -2.4, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.79, 8.22, 106.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.354, 84.774, 81.276)`
Decimal	`15724254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efeede; }
.text { color: #efeede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efeede; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 238 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efeede, #e8efde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EFEEDE?: #EFEEDE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEEDE?: The RGB value is 239, 238, 222: 239 red, 238 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEEDE?: The complementary color is #DEDFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEEDE?: 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.