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#EFEEEC Color

#EFEEEC is rgb(239, 238, 236) in RGB, hsl(40, 9%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 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 1.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFEEEC
HEX#EFEEEC
RGBrgb(239, 238, 236)
HSLhsl(40, 9%, 93%)
HSVhsv(40, 1%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(94.9% 0.003 84.6)
LABlab(94.13% 0.08 1.09)
LCHlch(94.13% 1.10 85.61)

What #EFEEEC 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 #EFEEEC, 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 white in the library.

#EFEEEC Channel Values

How #EFEEEC 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 238 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 9% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 1% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFEEEC 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFEEEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFEEEC

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

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 #EFEEEC.

How #EFEEEC 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#EFEEEC
Protanopia#EEEEEC
Protanomaly#EFEEEC
Deuteranopia#EEEEEC
Deuteranomaly#EFEEEC
Tritanopia#EFEEEE
Tritanomaly#EFEEED
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFEEEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efeeec: #EFEEEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFEEEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efeeec': '#EFEEEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.933, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_efeeec">#EFEEEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFEEEC"

More White Colors

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

#EFEEEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFEEEC?

#EFEEEC is a lightest white — rgb(239, 238, 236) in RGB and hsl(40, 9%, 93%) 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 1.79.

What is the RGB value of #EFEEEC?

#EFEEEC is rgb(239, 238, 236) — red 239, green 238, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFEEEC?

#EFEEEC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFEEEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFEEEC scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFEEEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFEEEC 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 whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at a CIE76 distance of 2.64, which is very hard to tell apart.

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