Dutch White (#EFDFBB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.32:1 — vs black: 15.94:1

Color values

  • HEX #EFDFBB
  • RGB rgb(239, 223, 187)
  • HSL hsl(41, 21%, 93%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 6.69, 21.76, 6.27 )
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Pastel (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EFDFBB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dutch White
#EFDFBB Base
#BBCBEF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dutch White
#EFDFBB Base
#EFC5BB
#E5EFBB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dutch White
#EFDFBB Base
#BBEFDF
#DFBBEF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dutch White
#EFDFBB Base
#BBE5EF
#C5BBEF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dutch White
#EFDFBB Base
#BBEFC5
#BBCBEF
#EFBBE5
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dutch White
#EFDFBB Base
#D2A53F
#E0C27D
#E7CF9A
#F7EFDC
#FAF5EA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dutch White, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #151005
— #564114
— #967323
— #D0A239
— #E0C07A
Dutch White #EFDFBB Base
— #F1E3C4
— #F3E8CE
— #F6ECD7
— #F8F1E1
— #FAF5EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #EFDFBB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #EFDFBB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #EFDFBB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #EFDFBB;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #EFDFBB,
        #ECEEF2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #EFDFBB,
        #ECEEF2
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$dutch-white: #EFDFBB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dutch-white-r: 239;
$dutch-white-g: 223;
$dutch-white-b: 187;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dutch-white;
    color: rgba($dutch-white-r, $dutch-white-g, $dutch-white-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dutch White appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #EFDFBB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #E4E4BB Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #E1E1BB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F3DBDB Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #E0E0E0 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dutch White ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dutch White #EFDFBB Base
Wheat #F5DEB3 ΔE 2.72
Lemon Meringue #F6EABE ΔE 3.70
Pearl #EAE0C8 ΔE 3.89
Banana Mania #FAE7B5 ΔE 3.94

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.