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#EFE2AE closest to French Vanilla

#EFE2AE is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is French Vanilla. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 88.6% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(239, 226, 174)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 67% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 6% black. #EFE2AE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.16:1.

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Variations of #EFE2AE

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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#EFE2AE 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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#EFE2AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE2AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F0E4B0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDDFAB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEE0AC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F0E4B0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F0E3AF
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F9DAD4
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F3DFC1
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E2E2E2
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E5E2D6

#EFE2AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.30:1 Very poor#EFE2AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.16:1 Super#EFE2AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE2AE in CSS

/* French Vanilla */
.color { color: #EFE2AE; }
.background { background-color: #EFE2AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE2AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 226 174);
color: hsl(48 67% 81%);
color: oklch(0.911 0.069 95.7);

#EFE2AE FAQ

What color is #EFE2AE?

#EFE2AE is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is French Vanilla. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE2AE?

#EFE2AE is rgb(239, 226, 174) in RGB, hsl(48, 67%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE2AE?

The complementary color of #EFE2AE is #AEBBEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE2AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE2AE: 16.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE2AE a warm or cool color?

#EFE2AE is a warm color.