HEX atlas value

#EFE0B3

#EFE0B3 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Wheat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 224, 179, HSL 45, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.7492, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#EFE0B3 Sample readable text

HEX #EFE0B3

RGB rgb(239, 224, 179)

HSL hsl(45 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 25, 6)

Luminance 0.7492

Contrast Black 15.98:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-efe0b3: #EFE0B3;
.background-efe0b3 { background-color: #EFE0B3; }
.text-efe0b3 { color: #EFE0B3; }

Luminance0.7492

Black text15.98:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#EFE0B3","rgb":[239,224,179],"hsl":[45,65,82],"cmyk":[0,6,25,6],"luminance":0.7492,"contrast":{"black":15.98,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"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":"#E0EFB3","hex":"#E0EFB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.17,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.02,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9E5A9","hex":"#F9E5A9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.81,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Wheat adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efe0b3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B3C2EF","analogous":["#EFC2B3","#E0EFB3"],"triadic":["#B3EFE0","#E0B3EF"],"tetradic":["#B3EFC2","#B3C2EF","#EFB3E0"],"splitComplementary":["#B3E0EF","#C2B3EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFE0B3","#DFC168"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DFC168","saturated":"#F9E5A9","desaturated":"#E5DBBD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF2CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":6.324555320336759},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":10.246950765959598},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":12.083045973594572},{"slug":"moccasin","name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","distance":16.61324772583615},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":16.792855623746664}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFE0B3

#EFE0B3 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #EFE0B3 is visually closest to Wheat, a named orange color with HEX #F5DEB3.

The RGB channels are 239, 224, and 179, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 65% saturation and 82% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.7492, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.98:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFE0B3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E0EFB3#000000 text · best 17.17:1#E0EFB3

Peach#000000 text · best 17.12:1#FFE5B4

Moccasin#000000 text · best 17.02:1#FFE4B5

#F9E5A9#000000 text · best 16.81:1#F9E5A9

Generated Palette

#EFE0B3#EFE0B3

#B3C2EF#B3C2EF

#EFC2B3#EFC2B3

#E0EFB3#E0EFB3

White#FFFFFF

#DFC168#DFC168

Color Harmonies

#B3C2EF#B3C2EF

#EFC2B3#EFC2B3

#E0EFB3#E0EFB3

#B3EFE0#B3EFE0

#E0B3EF#E0B3EF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DFC168#DFC168

#F9E5A9#F9E5A9

#E5DBBD#E5DBBD

White#FFFFFF

#FFF2CC#FFF2CC

Nearest Named Colors

Wheat#F5DEB3

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Moccasin#FFE4B5

Peach#FFE5B4

#EFE0B3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFE0B3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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