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#EFE3BD

#efe3bd ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#efe3bd is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.02% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 20.92% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.6°, with 60.98% saturation and 83.92% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.7696

Complementary

  1. #efe3bd
  2. #bdc9ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe3bd
  2. #bde2ef
  3. #cabdef

Analogous

  1. #efcabd
  2. #efe3bd
  3. #e2efbd

Triadic

  1. #efe3bd
  2. #bdefe3
  3. #e3bdef

Tetradic

  1. #efe3bd
  2. #c9efbd
  3. #bdc9ef
  4. #e3bdef

Square

  1. #efe3bd
  2. #bdefca
  3. #bdc9ef
  4. #efbde2

Monochromatic

  1. #d1af42
  2. #e0c97f
  3. #efe3bd
  4. #fbf8ef
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#efe3bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe3bd
  2. #d7ccaa
  3. #bfb697
  4. #a79f84
  5. #8f8871
  6. #78725f
  7. #605b4c
  8. #484439
  9. #302d26
  10. #181713
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe3bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe3bd
  2. #f1e6c4
  3. #f2e9ca
  4. #f4ebd1
  5. #f5eed7
  6. #f7f1de
  7. #f9f4e5
  8. #faf7eb
  9. #fcf9f2
  10. #fdfcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe3bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe3bd
  2. #e4d9b7
  3. #d9cfb1
  4. #cec5ab
  5. #c3bba5
  6. #b8b29f
  7. #aca898
  8. #a19e92
  9. #96948c
  10. #8b8a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e3d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ece1bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efe5be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7ddd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ede2bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe4be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4dfce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe3bd {
  color: #efe3bd;
}
Background
.bg-efe3bd {
  background-color: #efe3bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe3bd {
  border: 2px solid #efe3bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe3bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 227 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 61% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe3bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe3bd, #e2efbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe3bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 227 189 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 4.05 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.14 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 4.30 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.84 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.09 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.29 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 5.30 #101c42 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Wheat
#efe3bd  rgb(239, 227, 189)  hsl(46, 61%, 84%)  Wheat
#bdc9ef  rgb(189, 201, 239)  hsl(226, 61%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#bdefe3  rgb(189, 239, 227)  hsl(166, 61%, 84%)  Pale Turquoise
#e3bdef  rgb(227, 189, 239)  hsl(286, 61%, 84%)  Mauve