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Warm Vanilla Pearl

#efebcb
Notes

Warm Vanilla Pearl (#EFEBCB) is a soft amber with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (53°, 53%, 87%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#efebcb
RGB
rgb(239, 235, 203)
HSL
hsl(53, 53%, 87%)
HWB
hwb(53 80% 6%)
OKLCH
oklch(93.5% 0.042 101.3)
HSV
hsv(53, 15%, 94%)
LAB
lab(92.61% -3.89 16.03)
LCH
lch(92.61% 16.50 103.65)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 6%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#efebcb
Original
#f1e9c9
Protanopia
#f3ebcc
Deuteranopia
#f5e6e2
Tritanopia
#eaeaea
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.21:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
17.42:1

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