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#EFE9BC White Asparagus

#EFE9BC is a very light, muted yellow named White Asparagus. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.4% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(239, 233, 188)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 61% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black. #EFE9BC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.05:1.

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Variations of #EFE9BC

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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#EFE9BC 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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#EFE9BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE9BC 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 #F4E9BE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2E6B9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1E7BA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F4E9BE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F2E9BD
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F7E3DD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2E6CC
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E9E8DE

#EFE9BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#EFE9BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.05:1 Super#EFE9BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE9BC in CSS

/* White Asparagus */
.color { color: #EFE9BC; }
.background { background-color: #EFE9BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE9BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 233 188);
color: hsl(53 61% 84%);
color: oklch(0.928 0.059 101.1);

#EFE9BC FAQ

What color is #EFE9BC?

#EFE9BC is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is White Asparagus. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE9BC?

#EFE9BC is rgb(239, 233, 188) in RGB, hsl(53, 61%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE9BC?

The complementary color of #EFE9BC is #BCC2EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE9BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE9BC: 17.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE9BC a warm or cool color?

#EFE9BC is a warm color.