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#EFFAFA Cold White

#EFFAFA is a very light white named Cold White. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 98.0% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(239, 250, 250)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 52% saturation and 96% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #EFFAFA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.72:1.

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Variations of #EFFAFA

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

How #EFFAFA 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 #F6F7FA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8F9FA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6F9FA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F6F7FA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4F8FA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ECFBFA
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EEFAFA
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F8F8F8
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F6F8F8

#EFFAFA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.06:1 Very poor#EFFAFA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.72:1 Super#EFFAFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFFAFA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 250 250);
color: hsl(180 52% 96%);
color: oklch(0.977 0.012 197.0);

#EFFAFA FAQ

What color is #EFFAFA?

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

What is the RGB value of #EFFAFA?

#EFFAFA is rgb(239, 250, 250) in RGB, hsl(180, 52%, 96%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFFAFA?

The complementary color of #EFFAFA is #FAEFEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFFAFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFFAFA: 19.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFFAFA a warm or cool color?

#EFFAFA is a neutral color.