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#EFE6DC Color

#EFE6DC is rgb(239, 230, 220) in RGB, hsl(32, 37%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alabaster (#EDEAE0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE6DC
HEX#EFE6DC
RGBrgb(239, 230, 220)
HSLhsl(32, 37%, 90%)
HSVhsv(32, 8%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.017 70.5)
LABlab(91.81% 1.90 6.03)
LCHlch(91.81% 6.32 72.54)

What #EFE6DC 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 #EFE6DC, 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.

#EFE6DC Channel Values

How #EFE6DC 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 230 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 37% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 8% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 8% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE6DC 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFE6DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE6DC; 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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Tints & Shades of #EFE6DC

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

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How #EFE6DC 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#EFE6DC
Protanopia#E8E8DC
Protanomaly#EBE7DC
Deuteranopia#E9E9DC
Deuteranomaly#EBE8DC
Tritanopia#F0E5E5
Tritanomaly#F0E5E1
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

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Using #EFE6DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe6dc: #EFE6DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE6DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe6dc': '#EFE6DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.902, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_efe6dc">#EFE6DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE6DC"

More Orange Colors

#EFE6DC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFE6DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE6DC?

#EFE6DC is a lightest orange — rgb(239, 230, 220) in RGB and hsl(32, 37%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alabaster (#EDEAE0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.45.

What is the RGB value of #EFE6DC?

#EFE6DC is rgb(239, 230, 220) — red 239, green 230, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE6DC?

#EFE6DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE6DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE6DC scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE6DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE6DC 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 linen (#FAF0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 3.6, which is very hard to tell apart.

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