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#EFE0C3 Color

#EFE0C3 is rgb(239, 224, 195) in RGB, hsl(40, 58%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Champagne (#F7E7CE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE0C3
HEX#EFE0C3
RGBrgb(239, 224, 195)
HSLhsl(40, 58%, 85%)
HSVhsv(40, 18%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.042 83.9)
LABlab(89.84% 1.90 16.21)
LCHlch(89.84% 16.32 83.32)

What #EFE0C3 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 #EFE0C3, 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.

#EFE0C3 Channel Values

How #EFE0C3 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 224 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 58% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 18% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 18% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE0C3 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFE0C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE0C3; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EFE0C3

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 #EFE0C3.

How #EFE0C3 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#EFE0C3
Protanopia#E3E3C3
Protanomaly#E8E2C3
Deuteranopia#E5E5C2
Deuteranomaly#E9E3C3
Tritanopia#F2DDDD
Tritanomaly#F1DED3
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFE0C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe0c3: #EFE0C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE0C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe0c3': '#EFE0C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.878, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_efe0c3">#EFE0C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE0C3"

More Yellow Colors

#EFE0C3 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFE0C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE0C3?

#EFE0C3 is a lightest yellow — rgb(239, 224, 195) in RGB and hsl(40, 58%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Champagne (#F7E7CE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.34.

What is the RGB value of #EFE0C3?

#EFE0C3 is rgb(239, 224, 195) — red 239, green 224, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE0C3?

#EFE0C3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE0C3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE0C3 scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE0C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE0C3 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 blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) at a CIE76 distance of 4.7, which is very hard to tell apart.

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