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#EFDAA3 Color

#EFDAA3 is rgb(239, 218, 163) in RGB, hsl(43, 70%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 32%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFDAA3
HEX#EFDAA3
RGBrgb(239, 218, 163)
HSLhsl(43, 70%, 79%)
HSVhsv(43, 32%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 32%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.075 89.6)
LABlab(87.82% 1.63 29.93)
LCHlch(87.82% 29.97 86.89)

What #EFDAA3 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 #EFDAA3, 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 yellow in the library.

#EFDAA3 Channel Values

How #EFDAA3 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 218 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 70% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 32% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 32% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFDAA3 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFDAA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFDAA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EFDAA3

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.

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How #EFDAA3 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#EFDAA3
Protanopia#DEDEA3
Protanomaly#E5DCA3
Deuteranopia#E1E1A2
Deuteranomaly#E7DEA2
Tritanopia#F4D4D4
Tritanomaly#F2D6C2
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFDAA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efdaa3: #EFDAA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFDAA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efdaa3': '#EFDAA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.855, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_efdaa3">#EFDAA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFDAA3"

More Yellow Colors

#EFDAA3 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFDAA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFDAA3?

#EFDAA3 is a light yellow — rgb(239, 218, 163) in RGB and hsl(43, 70%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.43.

What is the RGB value of #EFDAA3?

#EFDAA3 is rgb(239, 218, 163) — red 239, green 218, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFDAA3?

#EFDAA3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 32%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFDAA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFDAA3 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFDAA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFDAA3 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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