#EFDBA7Tortilla (#EFDBA7) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 89°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.071. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #EFDBA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 219, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 69%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 30%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 30%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.9 -0.8 28.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.895 0.071 89) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tortilla shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f6d59b — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6dca3 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#efdba7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efdcaa — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Tortilla 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 1.37:1 and against black 15.36:1, 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.
#fff1cc · #efdba7 · #b2a174 · #8a7b54 · #655835 · #423718
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.
#efdba7 · #e6c395 · #d8ac8b · #c79684 · #b4827d · #9e7177
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.
#efdba7 · #afc3ac · #ad9c6f · #658a60 · #6f6039 · #3a4c37
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.
#efdba7 · #bfb9a9 · #a1967a · #485783 · #413822 · #231e0f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efdba7 · #bcbfc6 · #89867c · #4f5055 · #242017 · #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.
#eff2fa · #c5c9d2 · #989ca7 · #1e232f · #02030d · #efdba7
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efdba7 · #b9bfce · #7785ab · #404e7a · #151e3f · #0d0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efdba7 · #b9bfce · #648ba7 · #574774 · #002439 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efdba7 · #b0c4c7 · #59909a · #674164 · #31142f · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efdba7 · #b1c4c0 · #5c9287 · #404e7a · #381120 · #000008
#F1DFB2 · #F3E4BC · #F5E8C7 · #F7ECD2 · #F8F1DC
#C4B284 · #9B8B62 · #736642 · #4E4223 · #2C2207
#EBDBB3 · #E7DCBF · #E3DCCA
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.