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#EFDFBB Sauerkraut

#EFDFBB is a very light, muted yellow named Sauerkraut. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 87.5% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(239, 223, 187)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 62% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 6% black. #EFDFBB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.94:1.

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Variations of #EFDFBB

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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#EFDFBB 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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#EFDFBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ECE2BC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8DEB9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EADEBA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ECE2BC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDE1BB
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F8D9D5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2DCC7
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E0E0E0
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E4E0D8

#EFDFBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.32:1 Very poor#EFDFBB text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.94:1 Super#EFDFBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFDFBB in CSS

/* Sauerkraut */
.color { color: #EFDFBB; }
.background { background-color: #EFDFBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFDFBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 223 187);
color: hsl(42 62% 84%);
color: oklch(0.907 0.050 86.9);

#EFDFBB FAQ

What color is #EFDFBB?

#EFDFBB is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Sauerkraut. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFDFBB?

#EFDFBB is rgb(239, 223, 187) in RGB, hsl(42, 62%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFDFBB?

The complementary color of #EFDFBB is #BBCBEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFDFBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFDFBB: 15.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFDFBB a warm or cool color?

#EFDFBB is a warm color.