Information about #EFEDC4 color

#EFEDC4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EFEDC4 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(239, 237, 196) — 93.7% red, 92.9% green, 76.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 17 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EFEDC4 reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spring Sun (#F1F1C6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Cream (#EEE9C8) and Lemonchiffon (#EEE9BF).

The recipe behind #EFEDC4 is rgb(239, 237, 196), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 17.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. No one has named #EFEDC4 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EFEDC4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EFEDC4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EFEDC4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EFEDC4
  • RGB239, 237, 196
  • CMYK0, 1, 17, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 237, 196)
  • HSL57°, 57%, 85%
  • HSL Precise57.209°, 57.333%, 85.294%
  • HSV57°, 18%, 94%
  • HSB57°, 18%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.929, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.929, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.929, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDEFEDC4
  • DECIMAL ID15723972
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01