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#EFDBA3 Color

#EFDBA3 is rgb(239, 219, 163) in RGB, hsl(44, 70%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 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 3.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFDBA3
HEX#EFDBA3
RGBrgb(239, 219, 163)
HSLhsl(44, 70%, 79%)
HSVhsv(44, 32%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.075 90.7)
LABlab(88.07% 1.14 30.26)
LCHlch(88.07% 30.28 87.84)

What #EFDBA3 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 #EFDBA3, 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.

#EFDBA3 Channel Values

How #EFDBA3 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 219 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 70% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 32% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 32% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFDBA3 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFDBA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFDBA3; 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 #EFDBA3

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFDBA3.

How #EFDBA3 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#EFDBA3
Protanopia#DFDFA3
Protanomaly#E5DDA3
Deuteranopia#E2E2A2
Deuteranomaly#E7DFA2
Tritanopia#F4D5D5
Tritanomaly#F2D7C3
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFDBA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efdba3: #EFDBA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFDBA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efdba3': '#EFDBA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.859, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_efdba3">#EFDBA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFDBA3"

More Yellow Colors

#EFDBA3 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFDBA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFDBA3?

#EFDBA3 is a light yellow — rgb(239, 219, 163) in RGB and hsl(44, 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 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #EFDBA3?

#EFDBA3 is rgb(239, 219, 163) — red 239, green 219, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFDBA3?

#EFDBA3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFDBA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFDBA3 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFDBA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFDBA3 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 6.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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