HEX atlas value

#EFECDC

#EFECDC is a warm yellow HEX color close to Alabaster. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 236, 220, HSL 51, 37%, 90%, has luminance 0.8351, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#EFECDC Sample readable text

HEX #EFECDC

RGB rgb(239, 236, 220)

HSL hsl(51 37% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 8, 6)

Luminance 0.8351

Contrast Black 17.7:1White 1.19:1

CSS

--color-efecdc: #EFECDC;
.background-efecdc { background-color: #EFECDC; }
.text-efecdc { color: #EFECDC; }

Luminance0.8351

Black text17.7:1AA Pass

White text1.19:1AA 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":"#EFECDC","rgb":[239,236,220],"hsl":[51,37,90],"cmyk":[0,1,8,6],"luminance":0.8351,"contrast":{"black":17.7,"white":1.19}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.19,"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":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.98,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.38,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5F0D6","hex":"#F5F0D6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.32,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8EFDC","hex":"#E8EFDC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.81,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Alabaster adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efecdc.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":"#DCDFEF","analogous":["#EFE3DC","#E8EFDC"],"triadic":["#DCEFEC","#ECDCEF"],"tetradic":["#DCEFE3","#DCDFEF","#EFDCE8"],"splitComplementary":["#DCE8EF","#E3DCEF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFECDC","#D2CA9D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#D2CA9D","saturated":"#F5F0D6","desaturated":"#E9E8E2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFDF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":4.898979485566356},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":6.4031242374328485},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":10.63014581273465},{"slug":"beige","name":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"marble-white","name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","distance":11.180339887498949}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFECDC

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

The RGB channels are 239, 236, and 220, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.8351, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.7:1AA Pass

White text1.19:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

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

Black text#00000017.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Beige#000000 text · best 18.98:1#F5F5DC

Marble White#000000 text · best 18.38:1#F2F0E6

#F5F0D6#000000 text · best 18.32:1#F5F0D6

#E8EFDC#000000 text · best 17.81:1#E8EFDC

Generated Palette

#EFECDC#EFECDC

#DCDFEF#DCDFEF

#EFE3DC#EFE3DC

#E8EFDC#E8EFDC

White#FFFFFF

#D2CA9D#D2CA9D

Color Harmonies

#DCDFEF#DCDFEF

#EFE3DC#EFE3DC

#E8EFDC#E8EFDC

#DCEFEC#DCEFEC

#ECDCEF#ECDCEF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#D2CA9D#D2CA9D

#F5F0D6#F5F0D6

#E9E8E2#E9E8E2

White#FFFFFF

#FFFDF5#FFFDF5

Nearest Named Colors

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Parchment#F1E9D2

Beige#F5F5DC

Marble White#F2F0E6

#EFECDC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFECDC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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