What color is #FFEFD5?

#FFEFD5 is a very light, vivid orange known as Papaya Whip. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEFD5?

The RGB value is 255, 239, 213: 255 red, 239 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEFD5?

The complementary color is #D5E5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEFD5 color

#FFEFD5 rgb(255, 239, 213)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFEFD5 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.7% green and 83.5% blue (255, 239, 213).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Papaya Whip.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

#FFEFD5 color codes

HEX	`#FFEFD5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 239, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.08, 1.27, 14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.08, 14.58, 85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.116, 87.799, 75.454)`
Decimal	`16773077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEFD5, 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 #FFEFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	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 #FFEFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffefd5; }
.text { color: #ffefd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffefd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 239 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffefd5, #faffd5); }

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Questions

What color is #FFEFD5?: #FFEFD5 is a very light, vivid orange known as Papaya Whip. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEFD5?: The RGB value is 255, 239, 213: 255 red, 239 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEFD5?: The complementary color is #D5E5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.