#EFE8D2

sRGB · 239 / 232 / 210

#EFE8D2 belongs to the yellow family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 239 red, 232 green and 210 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 45.5° lands in the yellow region. Its 47.5% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 88.0% 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 (17.14:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 239, 232, 210
HSL: 45.52°, 47.54%, 88.04%
HSV / HSB: 45.52°, 12.13%, 93.73%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 2.93%, 12.13%, 6.27%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 76.083, 80.717, 72.547
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 92.006, -1.289, 11.547
WCAG relative luminance: 0.80717
24-bit decimal: 15722706

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 #EFE8D2 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 · 17.14:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text · 1.22:1

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. 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

#D2D9EF sits half a turn (180°) from #EFE8D2 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.

#EFE8D2 #D2D9EF

Analogous

#EFDAD2 and #E8EFD2 sit 30° to either side of #EFE8D2. 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.

#EFDAD2 #EFE8D2 #E8EFD2

Triadic

#EFE8D2, #D2EFE8 and #E8D2EF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EFE8D2 #D2EFE8 #E8D2EF

Split complementary

Start at #EFE8D2 and look across the wheel. #D2E8EF and #DAD2EF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#EFE8D2 #D2E8EF #DAD2EF

Square

Starting with #EFE8D2, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #D2EFDA, #D2D9EF, then #EFD2E8. Across the square, #EFE8D2 pairs with #D2D9EF, and #D2EFDA with #EFD2E8.

#EFE8D2 #D2EFDA #D2D9EF #EFD2E8

Tetradic

#EFE8D2 and #D2D9EF are opposites, as are #D9EFD2 and #E8D2EF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EFE8D2 #D9EFD2 #D2D9EF #E8D2EF

Tints

Mixing #EFE8D2 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #F2EDDB, keeps 80% of the original. By #FCFAF6, the mixture is 80% white.

#EFE8D2 #F2EDDB #F5F1E4 #F9F6ED #FCFAF6 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EFE8D2 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BFBAA8, keeps 80% of the original. By #302E2A, the mixture is 80% black.

#EFE8D2 #BFBAA8 #8F8B7E #605D54 #302E2A #000000

Tones

Mixing #EFE8D2 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D9D3C2, keeps 80% of the original. By #969590, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EFE8D2 #D9D3C2 #C3BEB1 #ACAAA1 #969590 #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

#EFE8D2

RGB

rgb(239 232 210)

HSL

hsl(45.517 47.541% 88.039%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #EFE8D2;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#EFE8D2 uses 239 red, 232 green and 210 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 93.7%

Green 91.0%

Blue 82.4%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EFE8D2 is 0.0% cyan, 2.9% magenta, 12.1% yellow and 6.3% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 2.9%

Yellow 12.1%

Black 6.3%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #EEEECC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #EEC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #EFE8D2 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFFFCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #EEEECC Nearest web-safe · #FFFFCC

Gradient to complement

#EFE8D2 #EAE6D7 #E5E3DC #E1E1E1 #DCDEE5 #D7DCEA #D2D9EF

Color vision previews

Compare how #EFE8D2 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.

#EDE7D1

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.

#EFE9D3

Tritanopia

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

#F4E4E2

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.

#EEE7D1

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.

#EFE9D2

Tritanomaly (50%)

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

#F0E7D8

Grayscale (luminance)

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

#E8E8E8

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.

#ECE8DD

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 0.80695 B 0.64448

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 0.93246 G 0.91073 B 0.83227

Linear Display P3

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

R 0.85318 G 0.80882 B 0.65998

CIE xyY

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

x 0.332 y 0.352 Y 80.717

CMY

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

C % 6.275 M % 9.020 Y % 17.647

Binary RGB

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

11101111 11101000 11010010