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#EFE7AA closest to Vanilla

#EFE7AA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Vanilla. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 90.6% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(239, 231, 170)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 68% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 6% black. #EFE7AA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.68:1.

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Variations of #EFE7AA

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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#EFE7AA 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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#EFE7AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE7AA 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 #F5E7AC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2E3A6
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2E4A8
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F5E7AC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F3E7AB
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F9DFD7
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F3E4C0
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8E6D8

#EFE7AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#EFE7AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.68:1 Super#EFE7AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE7AA in CSS

/* Vanilla */
.color { color: #EFE7AA; }
.background { background-color: #EFE7AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE7AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 231 170);
color: hsl(53 68% 80%);
color: oklch(0.920 0.079 101.5);

#EFE7AA FAQ

What color is #EFE7AA?

#EFE7AA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Vanilla. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE7AA?

#EFE7AA is rgb(239, 231, 170) in RGB, hsl(53, 68%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE7AA?

The complementary color of #EFE7AA is #AAB2EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE7AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE7AA: 16.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE7AA a warm or cool color?

#EFE7AA is a warm color.