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#EFEBE6 Color

#EFEBE6 is rgb(239, 235, 230) in RGB, hsl(33, 22%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Isabelline (#F4F0EC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFEBE6
HEX#EFEBE6
RGBrgb(239, 235, 230)
HSLhsl(33, 22%, 92%)
HSVhsv(33, 4%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.008 73.7)
LABlab(93.26% 0.75 2.93)
LCHlch(93.26% 3.03 75.73)

What #EFEBE6 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 #EFEBE6, 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.

#EFEBE6 Channel Values

How #EFEBE6 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 235 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 22% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 4% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 4% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFEBE6 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFEBE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFEBE6; 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 #EFEBE6

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 #EFEBE6 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#EFEBE6
Protanopia#ECECE6
Protanomaly#EDEBE6
Deuteranopia#ECECE6
Deuteranomaly#EDECE6
Tritanopia#F0EAEA
Tritanomaly#EFEBE9
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

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Using #EFEBE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efebe6: #EFEBE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFEBE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efebe6': '#EFEBE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.922, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_efebe6">#EFEBE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFEBE6"

More Orange Colors

#EFEBE6 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFEBE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFEBE6?

#EFEBE6 is a lightest orange — rgb(239, 235, 230) in RGB and hsl(33, 22%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Isabelline (#F4F0EC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #EFEBE6?

#EFEBE6 is rgb(239, 235, 230) — red 239, green 235, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFEBE6?

#EFEBE6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFEBE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFEBE6 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFEBE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFEBE6 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 4.1, which is very hard to tell apart.

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