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#EFE2D1 Color

#EFE2D1 is rgb(239, 226, 209) in RGB, hsl(34, 48%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Almond (#EFDECD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE2D1
HEX#EFE2D1
RGBrgb(239, 226, 209)
HSLhsl(34, 48%, 88%)
HSVhsv(34, 13%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.027 74.7)
LABlab(90.59% 2.51 10.01)
LCHlch(90.59% 10.32 75.92)

What #EFE2D1 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 #EFE2D1, 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.

#EFE2D1 Channel Values

How #EFE2D1 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 226 · B 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 48% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 13% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 13% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE2D1 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFE2D1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE2D1; 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 #EFE2D1

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 #EFE2D1.

How #EFE2D1 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#EFE2D1
Protanopia#E4E4D1
Protanomaly#E9E3D1
Deuteranopia#E6E6D1
Deuteranomaly#EAE5D1
Tritanopia#F1E0E0
Tritanomaly#F0E1DA
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFE2D1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe2d1: #EFE2D1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE2D1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe2d1': '#EFE2D1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.886, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_efe2d1">#EFE2D1</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE2D1"

More Orange Colors

#EFE2D1 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFE2D1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE2D1?

#EFE2D1 is a lightest orange — rgb(239, 226, 209) in RGB and hsl(34, 48%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Almond (#EFDECD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.91.

What is the RGB value of #EFE2D1?

#EFE2D1 is rgb(239, 226, 209) — red 239, green 226, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE2D1?

#EFE2D1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE2D1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE2D1 scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE2D1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE2D1 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 3.68, which is very hard to tell apart.

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