HEX atlas value

#EFE0C8

#EFE0C8 is a warm orange HEX color close to Vellum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 224, 200, HSL 37, 55%, 86%, has luminance 0.7583, and belongs to the light group.

orange warm light

#EFE0C8 Sample readable text

HEX #EFE0C8

RGB rgb(239, 224, 200)

HSL hsl(37 55% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 16, 6)

Luminance 0.7583

Contrast Black 16.17:1White 1.3:1

CSS

--color-efe0c8: #EFE0C8;
.background-efe0c8 { background-color: #EFE0C8; }
.text-efe0c8 { color: #EFE0C8; }

Luminance0.7583

Black text16.17:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA 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":"#EFE0C8","rgb":[239,224,200],"hsl":[37,55,86],"cmyk":[0,6,16,6],"luminance":0.7583,"contrast":{"black":16.17,"white":1.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.3,"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":"#EAEFC8","hex":"#EAEFC8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.68,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.28,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7E2C0","hex":"#F7E2C0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","light orange","Vellum adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efe0c8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C8D7EF","analogous":["#EFCCC8","#EAEFC8"],"triadic":["#C8EFE0","#E0C8EF"],"tetradic":["#C8EFCC","#C8D7EF","#EFC8EA"],"splitComplementary":["#C8EAEF","#CCC8EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFE0C8","#DAB881"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DAB881","saturated":"#F7E2C0","desaturated":"#E7DED0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF3E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":3},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":5},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":13.601470508735444}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFE0C8

#EFE0C8 is classified as a warm orange value with light visual character. #EFE0C8 is visually closest to Vellum, a named orange color with HEX #EFE3C8.

The RGB channels are 239, 224, and 200, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg with 55% saturation and 86% 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 0.7583, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 3.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.17:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFE0C8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.17:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EAEFC8#000000 text · best 17.68:1#EAEFC8

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

Champagne#000000 text · best 17.28:1#F7E7CE

#F7E2C0#000000 text · best 16.59:1#F7E2C0

Generated Palette

#EFE0C8#EFE0C8

#C8D7EF#C8D7EF

#EFCCC8#EFCCC8

#EAEFC8#EAEFC8

White#FFFFFF

#DAB881#DAB881

Color Harmonies

#C8D7EF#C8D7EF

#EFCCC8#EFCCC8

#EAEFC8#EAEFC8

#C8EFE0#C8EFE0

#E0C8EF#E0C8EF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DAB881#DAB881

#F7E2C0#F7E2C0

#E7DED0#E7DED0

White#FFFFFF

#FFF3E0#FFF3E0

Nearest Named Colors

Vellum#EFE3C8

Pearl#EAE0C8

Champagne#F7E7CE

Bone#E3DAC9

Parchment#F1E9D2

#EFE0C8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFE0C8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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