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#EFE5CA White Chocolate

#EFE5CA is a very light, muted yellow named White Chocolate. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.8% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(239, 229, 202)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 54% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. #EFE5CA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.73:1.

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Variations of #EFE5CA

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.

#EFE5CA 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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#EFE5CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE5CA 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 #EEE7CB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECE4C8
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDE4C9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EEE7CB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EEE6CA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F6E0DD
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F1E3D3
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8E5DF

#EFE5CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#EFE5CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.73:1 Super#EFE5CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE5CA in CSS

/* White Chocolate */
.color { color: #EFE5CA; }
.background { background-color: #EFE5CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE5CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 229 202);
color: hsl(44 54% 86%);
color: oklch(0.923 0.037 90.1);

#EFE5CA FAQ

What color is #EFE5CA?

#EFE5CA is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is White Chocolate. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE5CA?

#EFE5CA is rgb(239, 229, 202) in RGB, hsl(44, 54%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE5CA?

The complementary color of #EFE5CA is #CAD4EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE5CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE5CA: 16.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE5CA a warm or cool color?

#EFE5CA is a warm color.