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#EFE3CE Ancient Scroll

#EFE3CE is a very light gray named Ancient Scroll. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.0% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(239, 227, 206)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 51% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. #EFE3CE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.55:1.

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Variations of #EFE3CE

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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#EFE3CE 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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#EFE3CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE3CE 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 #ECE6CF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9E2CD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBE3CD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ECE6CF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDE5CE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F5DFDD
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F1E1D5
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7E4DF

#EFE3CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#EFE3CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.55:1 Super#EFE3CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE3CE in CSS

/* Ancient Scroll */
.color { color: #EFE3CE; }
.background { background-color: #EFE3CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE3CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 227 206);
color: hsl(38 51% 87%);
color: oklch(0.920 0.031 81.8);

#EFE3CE FAQ

What color is #EFE3CE?

#EFE3CE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Ancient Scroll. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE3CE?

#EFE3CE is rgb(239, 227, 206) in RGB, hsl(38, 51%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE3CE?

The complementary color of #EFE3CE is #CEDAEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE3CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE3CE: 16.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE3CE a warm or cool color?

#EFE3CE is a neutral color.