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#EFECDE Onion Skin

#EFECDE is a very light white named Onion Skin. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.5% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(239, 236, 222)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 35% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. #EFECDE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.72:1.

#EFECDE color conversion

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Variations of #EFECDE

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.

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

How #EFECDE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F0ECDE
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFEBDD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFEBDE
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F0ECDE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F0ECDE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F2EAE8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F0EBE3
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EDECE8

#EFECDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#EFECDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.72:1 Super#EFECDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #EFECDE

Palettes with #EFECDE

#EFECDE in CSS

/* Onion Skin */
.color { color: #EFECDE; }
.background { background-color: #EFECDE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFECDE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 236 222);
color: hsl(49 35% 90%);
color: oklch(0.942 0.019 96.9);

#EFECDE FAQ

What color is #EFECDE?

#EFECDE is a very light white. Its closest named color is Onion Skin. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EFECDE?

#EFECDE is rgb(239, 236, 222) in RGB, hsl(49, 35%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFECDE?

The complementary color of #EFECDE is #DEE1EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFECDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFECDE: 17.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFECDE a warm or cool color?

#EFECDE is a neutral color.