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#EFDDC7 Color

#EFDDC7 is rgb(239, 221, 199) in RGB, hsl(33, 56%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Almond (#EFDECD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFDDC7
HEX#EFDDC7
RGBrgb(239, 221, 199)
HSLhsl(33, 56%, 86%)
HSVhsv(33, 17%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.035 72.9)
LABlab(89.16% 3.79 13.19)
LCHlch(89.16% 13.73 73.97)

What #EFDDC7 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 #EFDDC7, 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.

#EFDDC7 Channel Values

How #EFDDC7 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 221 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 56% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 17% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 17% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFDDC7 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFDDC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFDDC7; 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 #EFDDC7

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 #EFDDC7.

How #EFDDC7 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#EFDDC7
Protanopia#E0E0C7
Protanomaly#E6DFC7
Deuteranopia#E3E3C6
Deuteranomaly#E8E1C7
Tritanopia#F1DADA
Tritanomaly#F0DBD3
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFDDC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efddc7: #EFDDC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFDDC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efddc7': '#EFDDC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.867, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_efddc7">#EFDDC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFDDC7"

More Orange Colors

#EFDDC7 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFDDC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFDDC7?

#EFDDC7 is a lightest orange — rgb(239, 221, 199) in RGB and hsl(33, 56%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Almond (#EFDECD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.64.

What is the RGB value of #EFDDC7?

#EFDDC7 is rgb(239, 221, 199) — red 239, green 221, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFDDC7?

#EFDDC7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFDDC7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFDDC7 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFDDC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFDDC7 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 5.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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