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#EFEDCD Silkworm

#EFEDCD is a very light, muted yellow named Silkworm. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(239, 237, 205)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 52% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black. #EFEDCD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.67:1.

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Variations of #EFEDCD

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

How #EFEDCD 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 #F4ECCE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3EACB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2EBCC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F4ECCE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F3ECCE
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F5E8E4
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F1EBD8
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECECE4

#EFEDCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#EFEDCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.67:1 Super#EFEDCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFEDCD in CSS

/* Silkworm */
.color { color: #EFEDCD; }
.background { background-color: #EFEDCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFEDCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 237 205);
color: hsl(56 52% 87%);
color: oklch(0.939 0.042 104.2);

#EFEDCD FAQ

What color is #EFEDCD?

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

What is the RGB value of #EFEDCD?

#EFEDCD is rgb(239, 237, 205) in RGB, hsl(56, 52%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFEDCD?

The complementary color of #EFEDCD is #CDCFEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFEDCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFEDCD: 17.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFEDCD a warm or cool color?

#EFEDCD is a warm color.