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#EFEDEF Sheikh White

#EFEDEF is a very light white named Sheikh White. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(239, 237, 239)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 6% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #EFEDEF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.03:1.

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Variations of #EFEDEF

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.

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

How #EFEDEF 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 #EDEEEF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDEDEF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDEDEF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EDEEEF
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EEEDEF
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EFEDEE
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EFEDEE
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EEEEEE
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EEEDEE

#EFEDEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.16:1 Very poor#EFEDEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.03:1 Super#EFEDEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFEDEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 237 239);
color: hsl(300 6% 93%);
color: oklch(0.948 0.003 325.6);

#EFEDEF FAQ

What color is #EFEDEF?

#EFEDEF is a very light white. Its closest named color is Sheikh White. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EFEDEF?

#EFEDEF is rgb(239, 237, 239) in RGB, hsl(300, 6%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFEDEF?

The complementary color of #EFEDEF is #EDEFED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFEDEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFEDEF: 18.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFEDEF a warm or cool color?

#EFEDEF is a neutral color.