What color is #FFEFE9?

#FFEFE9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEFE9?

The RGB value is 255, 239, 233: 255 red, 239 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEFE9?

The complementary color is #E9F9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEFE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.78:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEFE9 color

#FFEFE9 rgb(255, 239, 233)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFEFE9 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.7% green and 91.4% blue (255, 239, 233).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Dogwood (#FAEAE2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#FFEFE9 color codes

HEX	`#FFEFE9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 239, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.53, 4.39, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.53, 6.53, 47.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.813, 88.877, 89.657)`
Decimal	`16773097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEFE9, 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 #FFEFE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEFE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	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 #FFEFE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffefe9; }
.text { color: #ffefe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffefe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 239 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffefe9, #fffae9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #FFEFE9?: #FFEFE9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEFE9?: The RGB value is 255, 239, 233: 255 red, 239 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEFE9?: The complementary color is #E9F9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEFE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.78:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.