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#EFE6DD Eggshell

#EFE6DD is Eggshell.

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#EFE6DD

Eggshell

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #EFE6DD?

HEX
#EFE6DD
RGB
rgb(239, 230, 221)
HSL
hsl(30, 36%, 90%)
OKLCH
oklch(93.0% 0.016 68)
CMYK
0, 4, 8, 6

#EFE6DD has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 against white and 17.03:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #EFE6DD
#EFE6DD
Same color
White
1.2Fail
Near-black
14.2AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #EFE6DD · 14.2:1

Tints and shades of #EFE6DD

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EFE6DD
  2. #DDD4CB
  3. #BEB5AC
  4. #9F978F
  5. #827A72
  6. #665F57
  7. #4B443D
  8. #322C25
  9. #1B150E

Colors that go with #EFE6DD

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --eggshell-1: #EFE6DD; /* Eggshell */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #EFE6DD

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (117)

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Gradients (12)

Mesh gradients (37)