#EFE0CDButtercream (#EFE0CD) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 74°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.03. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EFE0CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 224, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 52%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 14%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.9 2 11.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.914 0.030 74) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Buttercream shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f7dabf — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#f7e1c9 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#efe0cd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efe1d0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Buttercream in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.3:1 and against black 16.21:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#efe0cd · #d5c7b5 · #aca090 · #867b6d · #61574b · #3e372c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#efe0cd · #f4c4a1 · #e3ae9a · #cf9a94 · #b9878e · #a17687
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#efe0cd · #bcc7ad · #bb9d76 · #798d5b · #7c623f · #465037
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#efe0cd · #c8bdaf · #6a8db7 · #6a5942 · #4a3b28 · #2a2114
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efe0cd · #c1c6cc · #908980 · #505358 · #272118 · #010204
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#efe0cd · #a49d93 · #4b4237 · #2e251a · #0c0500 · #f4b04c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efe0cd · #bcc6d4 · #718cae · #34557c · #08223f · #130700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efe0cd · #bcc6d4 · #6192a5 · #4e4d7b · #002633 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efe0cd · #b5cac9 · #5d9694 · #624670 · #2d1737 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efe0cd · #b9cac1 · #689680 · #34557c · #361329 · #000107
#F1E3D3 · #F2E7D8 · #F4EADE · #F5EEE4 · #F7F1E9
#C3B6A5 · #9A8E7F · #72685B · #4C4439 · #2A231A
#ECE1D2 · #EAE1D6 · #E7E2DB
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.