EFE4BC

#EFE4BC closest to Creamy Vanilla

#EFE4BC is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Creamy Vanilla. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.4% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(239, 228, 188)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 61% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black. #EFE4BC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.49:1.

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Variations of #EFE4BC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#EFE4BC 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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#EFE4BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE4BC 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 #F0E5BD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDE2BA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEE3BB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F0E5BD
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EFE5BD
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F7DED9
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2E1CA
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7E4DB

#EFE4BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#EFE4BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.49:1 Super#EFE4BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE4BC in CSS

/* Creamy Vanilla */
.color { color: #EFE4BC; }
.background { background-color: #EFE4BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE4BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 228 188);
color: hsl(47 61% 84%);
color: oklch(0.918 0.054 94.4);

#EFE4BC FAQ

What color is #EFE4BC?

#EFE4BC is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Creamy Vanilla. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE4BC?

#EFE4BC is rgb(239, 228, 188) in RGB, hsl(47, 61%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE4BC?

The complementary color of #EFE4BC is #BCC7EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE4BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE4BC: 16.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE4BC a warm or cool color?

#EFE4BC is a warm color.