What color is #EFEFDF?

#EFEFDF 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 #EFEFDF?

The RGB value is 239, 239, 223: 239 red, 239 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEFDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFEFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEFDF color

#EFEFDF rgb(239, 239, 223)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 93.7% green and 87.5% blue (239, 239, 223).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 33% saturation and 91% 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#EFEFDF color codes

HEX	`#EFEFDF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 239, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 93.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 33%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.06, -2.74, 7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.06, 8.21, 109.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.781, 85.412, 82.081)`
Decimal	`15724511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEFDF, 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 #EFEFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #EFEFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efefdf; }
.text { color: #efefdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efefdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 239 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efefdf, #e7efdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EFEFDF?: #EFEFDF 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 #EFEFDF?: The RGB value is 239, 239, 223: 239 red, 239 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEFDF?: The complementary color is #DFDFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.