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#EFCEBE Color

#EFCEBE is rgb(239, 206, 190) in RGB, hsl(20, 60%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFCEBE
HEX#EFCEBE
RGBrgb(239, 206, 190)
HSLhsl(20, 60%, 84%)
HSVhsv(20, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.043 47.5)
LABlab(85.29% 10.15 12.49)
LCHlch(85.29% 16.10 50.91)

What #EFCEBE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EFCEBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EFCEBE Channel Values

How #EFCEBE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 206 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 60% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 21% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 21% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFCEBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFCEBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFCEBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFCEBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EFCEBE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFCEBE.

How #EFCEBE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EFCEBE
Protanopia#D4D4BE
Protanomaly#DFD2BE
Deuteranopia#DADABD
Deuteranomaly#E3D5BD
Tritanopia#F1CCCC
Tritanomaly#F0CDC7
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFCEBE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-efcebe: #EFCEBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFCEBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efcebe': '#EFCEBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.808, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_efcebe">#EFCEBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFCEBE"

More Orange Colors

#EFCEBE sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFCEBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFCEBE?

#EFCEBE is a lightest orange — rgb(239, 206, 190) in RGB and hsl(20, 60%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.67.

What is the RGB value of #EFCEBE?

#EFCEBE is rgb(239, 206, 190) — red 239, green 206, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFCEBE?

#EFCEBE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFCEBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFCEBE scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFCEBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFCEBE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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