What color is #EFEFE4?

#EFEFE4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oyster Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEFE4?

The RGB value is 239, 239, 228: 239 red, 239 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEFE4?

The complementary color is #E4E4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEFE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEFE4 color

#EFEFE4 rgb(239, 239, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEFE4 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 93.7% green and 89.4% blue (239, 239, 228).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 26% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Oyster Island (#EFEFE5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#EFEFE4 color codes

HEX	`#EFEFE4`
RGB	`rgb(239, 239, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 93.7%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 26%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.18, -1.91, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.18, 5.65, 109.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.465, 85.685, 85.684)`
Decimal	`15724516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEFE4, 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 #EFEFE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEFE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	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 #EFEFE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efefe4; }
.text { color: #efefe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efefe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 239 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efefe4, #eaefe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EFEFE4?: #EFEFE4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oyster Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEFE4?: The RGB value is 239, 239, 228: 239 red, 239 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEFE4?: The complementary color is #E4E4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEFE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.