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#EFE3DC Bookworm

#EFE3DC is a very light gray named Bookworm. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.0% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(239, 227, 220)). Its HSL value is 22° hue, 37% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. #EFE3DC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.69:1.

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Variations of #EFE3DC

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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#EFE3DC 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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#EFE3DC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE3DC 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 #E9E6DC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6E4DC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9E4DC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9E6DC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBE5DC
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F3E1E1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F1E2DE
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8E5E3

#EFE3DC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#EFE3DC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.69:1 Super#EFE3DC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE3DC in CSS

/* Bookworm */
.color { color: #EFE3DC; }
.background { background-color: #EFE3DC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE3DC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 227 220);
color: hsl(22 37% 90%);
color: oklch(0.923 0.016 52.5);

#EFE3DC FAQ

What color is #EFE3DC?

#EFE3DC is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Bookworm. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE3DC?

#EFE3DC is rgb(239, 227, 220) in RGB, hsl(22, 37%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE3DC?

The complementary color of #EFE3DC is #DCE8EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE3DC?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE3DC: 16.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE3DC a warm or cool color?

#EFE3DC is a neutral color.