HEX atlas value

#EFDFDC

#EFDFDC is a warm red HEX color close to Alabaster. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 223, 220, HSL 9, 37%, 90%, has luminance 0.7629, and belongs to the light group.

red warm light

#EFDFDC Sample readable text

HEX #EFDFDC

RGB rgb(239, 223, 220)

HSL hsl(9 37% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 8, 6)

Luminance 0.7629

Contrast Black 16.26:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-efdfdc: #EFDFDC;
.background-efdfdc { background-color: #EFDFDC; }
.text-efdfdc { color: #EFDFDC; }

Luminance0.7629

Black text16.26:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EFDFDC","rgb":[239,223,220],"hsl":[9,37,90],"cmyk":[0,7,8,6],"luminance":0.7629,"contrast":{"black":16.26,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCECEF","hex":"#DCECEF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.29,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","light","light red","Alabaster adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efdfdc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alabaster.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/platinum.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DCECEF","analogous":["#EFDCE3","#EFE8DC"],"triadic":["#DCEFDF","#DFDCEF"],"tetradic":["#E3EFDC","#DCECEF","#E8DCEF"],"splitComplementary":["#DCEFE8","#DCE3EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFDFDC","#D2A59D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#D2A59D","saturated":"#F5DBD6","desaturated":"#E9E3E2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF6F5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":11.874342087037917},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":12.569805089976535},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":14.2828568570857},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":14.866068747318506}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFDFDC

#EFDFDC is classified as a warm red value with light visual character. #EFDFDC is visually closest to Alabaster, a named yellow color with HEX #EDEAE0.

The RGB channels are 239, 223, and 220, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 37% saturation and 90% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7629, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.26:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFDFDC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Alabaster#000000 text · best 17.45:1#EDEAE0

Eggshell#000000 text · best 17.45:1#F0EAD6

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

#DCECEF#000000 text · best 17.29:1#DCECEF

Generated Palette

#EFDFDC#EFDFDC

#DCECEF#DCECEF

#EFDCE3#EFDCE3

#EFE8DC#EFE8DC

White#FFFFFF

#D2A59D#D2A59D

Color Harmonies

#DCECEF#DCECEF

#EFDCE3#EFDCE3

#EFE8DC#EFE8DC

#DCEFDF#DCEFDF

#DFDCEF#DFDCEF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#D2A59D#D2A59D

#F5DBD6#F5DBD6

#E9E3E2#E9E3E2

White#FFFFFF

#FFF6F5#FFF6F5

Nearest Named Colors

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Platinum#E5E4E2

Parchment#F1E9D2

Quartz#E7D9D1

#EFDFDC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFDFDC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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