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#EFE0BB Sauerkraut

#EFE0BB is a very light, muted yellow named Sauerkraut. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 87.8% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(239, 224, 187)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 62% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 22% yellow and 6% black. #EFE0BB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.05:1.

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Variations of #EFE0BB

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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#EFE0BB 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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#EFE0BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE0BB 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 #EDE3BC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9DFB9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBDFBA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EDE3BC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDE2BB
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F8DAD6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2DDC8
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E1E1E1
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E5E1D8

#EFE0BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.31:1 Very poor#EFE0BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.05:1 Super#EFE0BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE0BB in CSS

/* Sauerkraut */
.color { color: #EFE0BB; }
.background { background-color: #EFE0BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE0BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 224 187);
color: hsl(43 62% 84%);
color: oklch(0.909 0.051 88.6);

#EFE0BB FAQ

What color is #EFE0BB?

#EFE0BB 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 #EFE0BB?

#EFE0BB is rgb(239, 224, 187) in RGB, hsl(43, 62%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 22%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE0BB?

The complementary color of #EFE0BB is #BBCAEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE0BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE0BB: 16.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE0BB a warm or cool color?

#EFE0BB is a warm color.