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#EFE9DB Silk Dessou

#EFE9DB is a very light white named Silk Dessou. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.4% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(239, 233, 219)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 38% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black. #EFE9DB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.35:1.

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Variations of #EFE9DB

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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#EFE9DB 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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#EFE9DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE9DB 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 #EEEADB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDE8DA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDE9DB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EEEADB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EEEADB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F3E7E5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F0E8E0
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE9E6

#EFE9DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#EFE9DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.35:1 Super#EFE9DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE9DB in CSS

/* Silk Dessou */
.color { color: #EFE9DB; }
.background { background-color: #EFE9DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE9DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 233 219);
color: hsl(42 38% 90%);
color: oklch(0.935 0.020 87.5);

#EFE9DB FAQ

What color is #EFE9DB?

#EFE9DB is a very light white. Its closest named color is Silk Dessou. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE9DB?

#EFE9DB is rgb(239, 233, 219) in RGB, hsl(42, 38%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE9DB?

The complementary color of #EFE9DB is #DBE1EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE9DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE9DB: 17.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE9DB a warm or cool color?

#EFE9DB is a neutral color.