HEX atlas value

#EFE5DC

#EFE5DC is a warm orange HEX color close to Alabaster. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 229, 220, HSL 28, 37%, 90%, has luminance 0.7956, and belongs to the light group.

orange warm light

#EFE5DC Sample readable text

HEX #EFE5DC

RGB rgb(239, 229, 220)

HSL hsl(28 37% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 8, 6)

Luminance 0.7956

Contrast Black 16.91:1White 1.24:1

CSS

--color-efe5dc: #EFE5DC;
.background-efe5dc { background-color: #EFE5DC; }
.text-efe5dc { color: #EFE5DC; }

Luminance0.7956

Black text16.91:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA 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":"#EFE5DC","rgb":[239,229,220],"hsl":[28,37,90],"cmyk":[0,4,8,6],"luminance":0.7956,"contrast":{"black":16.91,"white":1.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.24,"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":"#EFEEDC","hex":"#EFEEDC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.93,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.93,"contrastWhite":1.17,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","light orange","Alabaster adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efe5dc.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/parchment.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DCE6EF","analogous":["#EFDCDD","#EFEEDC"],"triadic":["#DCEFE5","#E5DCEF"],"tetradic":["#DDEFDC","#DCE6EF","#EEDCEF"],"splitComplementary":["#DCEFEE","#DCDDEF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFE5DC","#D2B69D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#D2B69D","saturated":"#F5E4D6","desaturated":"#E9E5E2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFAF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":6.708203932499369},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":7.874007874011811},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":10.954451150103322},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"antique-white","name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","distance":13.490737563232042}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFE5DC

#EFE5DC is classified as a warm orange value with light visual character. #EFE5DC is visually closest to Alabaster, a named yellow color with HEX #EDEAE0.

The RGB channels are 239, 229, and 220, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.7956, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.91:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFE5DC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EFEEDC#000000 text · best 17.93:1#EFEEDC

Antique White#000000 text · best 17.93:1#FAEBD7

Alabaster#000000 text · best 17.45:1#EDEAE0

Eggshell#000000 text · best 17.45:1#F0EAD6

Generated Palette

#EFE5DC#EFE5DC

#DCE6EF#DCE6EF

#EFDCDD#EFDCDD

#EFEEDC#EFEEDC

White#FFFFFF

#D2B69D#D2B69D

Color Harmonies

#DCE6EF#DCE6EF

#EFDCDD#EFDCDD

#EFEEDC#EFEEDC

#DCEFE5#DCEFE5

#E5DCEF#E5DCEF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#D2B69D#D2B69D

#F5E4D6#F5E4D6

#E9E5E2#E9E5E2

White#FFFFFF

#FFFAF5#FFFAF5

Nearest Named Colors

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Parchment#F1E9D2

Platinum#E5E4E2

Antique White#FAEBD7

#EFE5DC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFE5DC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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