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#EFD9CD Nectar

#EFD9CD is a very light gray named Nectar. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 85.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(239, 217, 205)). Its HSL value is 21° hue, 52% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. #EFD9CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.48:1.

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Variations of #EFD9CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EFD9CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EFD9CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFD9CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4DFCD
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFDBCC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4DBCC
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4DFCD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7DDCD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F6D5D6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2D8D1
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2DCD9

#EFD9CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#EFD9CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.48:1 Super#EFD9CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFD9CD in CSS

/* Nectar */
.color { color: #EFD9CD; }
.background { background-color: #EFD9CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFD9CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 217 205);
color: hsl(21 52% 87%);
color: oklch(0.900 0.029 50.6);

#EFD9CD FAQ

What color is #EFD9CD?

#EFD9CD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Nectar. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EFD9CD?

#EFD9CD is rgb(239, 217, 205) in RGB, hsl(21, 52%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFD9CD?

The complementary color of #EFD9CD is #CDE3EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFD9CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFD9CD: 15.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFD9CD a warm or cool color?

#EFD9CD is a neutral color.