#EFDDC3Jakarta (#EFDDC3) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 77°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.04. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EFDDC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 221, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 58%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 18%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 18%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.9 2.1 15) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.905 0.040 77) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Jakarta 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), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f7d7b6 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#f6debf — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#efddc3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efdec6 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Jakarta 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 1.33:1 and against black 15.8:1, 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.
#efddc3 · #d8c7ae · #afa08a · #887b67 · #635747 · #403628
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.
#efddc3 · #efc29d · #dfac95 · #cc978f · #b68589 · #9f7382
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.
#efddc3 · #b8c5ab · #b79b73 · #748b5a · #78603c · #424e36
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.
#efddc3 · #c5bbad · #6685b0 · #67573f · #473925 · #281f12
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efddc3 · #bec3c9 · #8d877e · #4f5256 · #262018 · #000102
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.
#efddc3 · #aba296 · #574d3e · #3c3121 · #1a1002 · #f4b54c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efddc3 · #bfd3b2 · #b38683 · #217b95 · #293452 · #04100f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efddc3 · #bac3d1 · #6090a5 · #4f4b79 · #002634 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efddc3 · #b3c7c8 · #5b9495 · #63446d · #2d1635 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efddc3 · #b6c8c0 · #649481 · #36537b · #361327 · #000007
#F1E1CA · #F3E5D1 · #F4E9D8 · #F6EDDF · #F8F0E6
#C4B49C · #9A8C78 · #726655 · #4D4334 · #2B2216
#ECDEC9 · #E9DECF · #E5DFD5
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.