#EFBEBC

sRGB: 239 / 190 / 188

Infinite horizons reshape eternity
Restless constellations transcend the boundaries of time
Eternal flames awaken sleeping galaxies

#EFBEBC belongs to the red family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 239 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 2.4° lands in the red region. Its 61.4% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 83.7% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (12.76:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 239, 190, 188
HSL: 2.35°, 61.45%, 83.73%
HSV / HSB: 2.35°, 21.34%, 93.73%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 20.50%, 21.34%, 6.27%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 63.085, 58.810, 55.607
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 81.187, 17.239, 7.710
WCAG relative luminance: 0.58808
24-bit decimal: 15711932

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #EFBEBC in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 12.76:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.65:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#BCEDEF sits half a turn (180°) from #EFBEBC on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#EFBEBC #BCEDEF

Analogous

#EFBCD3 and #EFD8BC sit 30° to either side of #EFBEBC. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#EFBCD3 #EFBEBC #EFD8BC

Triadic

#EFBEBC, #BCEFBE and #BEBCEF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EFBEBC #BCEFBE #BEBCEF

Split complementary

Start at #EFBEBC and look across the wheel. #BCEFD8 and #BCD3EF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#EFBEBC #BCEFD8 #BCD3EF

Square

Starting with #EFBEBC, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #D3EFBC, #BCEDEF, then #D8BCEF. Across the square, #EFBEBC pairs with #BCEDEF, and #D3EFBC with #D8BCEF.

#EFBEBC #D3EFBC #BCEDEF #D8BCEF

Tetradic

#EFBEBC and #BCEDEF are opposites, as are #EDEFBC and #BEBCEF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EFBEBC #EDEFBC #BCEDEF #BEBCEF

Tints

Mixing #EFBEBC with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #F2CBC9, keeps 80% of the original. By #FCF2F2, the mixture is 80% white.

#EFBEBC #F2CBC9 #F5D8D7 #F9E5E4 #FCF2F2 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EFBEBC with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BF9896, keeps 80% of the original. By #302626, the mixture is 80% black.

#EFBEBC #BF9896 #8F7271 #604C4B #302626 #000000

Tones

Mixing #EFBEBC with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D9B2B0, keeps 80% of the original. By #968C8C, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EFBEBC #D9B2B0 #C3A5A4 #AC9998 #968C8C #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#EFBEBC

RGB

rgb(239 190 188)

HSL

hsl(2.353 61.446% 83.725%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #EFBEBC;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#EFBEBC uses 239 red, 190 green and 188 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 93.7%

Green 74.5%

Blue 73.7%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EFBEBC is 0.0% cyan, 20.5% magenta, 21.3% yellow and 6.3% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 20.5%

Yellow 21.3%

Black 6.3%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #EEBBBB. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #EBB in CSS. For a modern design, keep #EFBEBC when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #EEBBBB Nearest web-safe: #FFCCCC

Gradient to complement

#EFBEBC #E7C6C5 #DECECD #D6D6D6 #CDDDDE #C5E5E7 #BCEDEF

Color vision previews

Compare how #EFBEBC appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#C7C4BC

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#D2CDBB

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#FAB9BE

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D7C3BC

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#DBC8BB

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#F0BEBD

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#CACACA

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#DDC4C3

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.86316 G 0.51492 B 0.50289

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.90700 G 0.75253 B 0.74185

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.80133 G 0.52648 B 0.50991

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.355 y 0.331 Y 58.810

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 6.275 M % 25.490 Y % 26.275

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

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