#EFE6C1Fake Blonde (#EFE6C1) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 96°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.049. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EFE6C1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 230, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 59%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 19%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.1 -2.8 19.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.923 0.049 96) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fake Blonde shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f7e0b3 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f7e7bd — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#efe6c1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efe7c4 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Fake Blonde 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 1.25:1 and against black 16.76:1, 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.
#efe6c1 · #d2caa7 · #aaa284 · #847d62 · #5f5942 · #3d3824
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.
#efe6c1 · #ebcd9d · #deb691 · #cfa088 · #bc8b81 · #a7797b
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.
#efe6c1 · #96ac98 · #92875a · #4b7651 · #584e25 · #253927
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.
#efe6c1 · #c6c2b2 · #a7a083 · #857e65 · #515987 · #282516
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efe6c1 · #c6c8cf · #8e8c82 · #535459 · #252219 · #010102
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.
#efe6c1 · #a5a08e · #4d4832 · #312b14 · #0f0900 · #dfc34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efe6c1 · #c4c7d7 · #8289b1 · #49507e · #1a1e40 · #080400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efe6c1 · #c4c7d7 · #6e90af · #5e4975 · #01243f · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efe6c1 · #b9ccd2 · #6096a3 · #6e4464 · #35152e · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efe6c1 · #b9cdca · #609891 · #49507e · #3b131e · #010008
#F0E9C8 · #F2EBCF · #F3EED6 · #F5F0DD · #F6F3E4
#C3BB9A · #999275 · #716B52 · #4C4631 · #292513
#EDE6C9 · #EBE6D1 · #E9E6D8
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.