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#EFFAFE closest to Cotton Ball

#EFFAFE is a very light white; the closest named color is Cotton Ball. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 98.0% green and 99.6% blue (rgb(239, 250, 254)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 88% saturation and 97% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #EFFAFE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.78:1.

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Variations of #EFFAFE

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

How #EFFAFE 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 #F5F7FE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8F9FE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5F9FE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F5F7FE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F3F8FE
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EBFBFB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EEFBFD
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F8F8F8
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F6F9FA

#EFFAFE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.06:1 Very poor#EFFAFE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.78:1 Super#EFFAFE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFFAFE in CSS

/* Cotton Ball */
.color { color: #EFFAFE; }
.background { background-color: #EFFAFE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFFAFE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 250 254);
color: hsl(196 88% 97%);
color: oklch(0.978 0.013 221.4);

#EFFAFE FAQ

What color is #EFFAFE?

#EFFAFE is a very light white. Its closest named color is Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EFFAFE?

#EFFAFE is rgb(239, 250, 254) in RGB, hsl(196, 88%, 97%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFFAFE?

The complementary color of #EFFAFE is #FEF3EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFFAFE?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFFAFE: 19.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFFAFE a warm or cool color?

#EFFAFE is a neutral color.