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#EF6B2E Color

#EF6B2E is rgb(239, 107, 46) in RGB, hsl(19, 86%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 81%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Vermilion (#E56024), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF6B2E
HEX#EF6B2E
RGBrgb(239, 107, 46)
HSLhsl(19, 86%, 56%)
HSVhsv(19, 81%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 81%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.178 42.6)
LABlab(61.58% 49.65 57.46)
LCHlch(61.58% 75.94 49.17)

What #EF6B2E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EF6B2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EF6B2E Channel Values

How #EF6B2E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 107 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 86% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 81% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 81% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF6B2E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF6B2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF6B2E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EF6B2E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #EF6B2E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EF6B2E
Protanopia#8E8E2B
Protanomaly#BD812C
Deuteranopia#A6A615
Deuteranomaly#C89221
Tritanopia#F16666
Tritanomaly#F06855
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF6B2E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ef6b2e: #EF6B2E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF6B2E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef6b2e': '#EF6B2E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.420, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_ef6b2e">#EF6B2E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF6B2E"

More Orange Colors

#EF6B2E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF6B2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF6B2E?

#EF6B2E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(239, 107, 46) in RGB and hsl(19, 86%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Vermilion (#E56024), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.78.

What is the RGB value of #EF6B2E?

#EF6B2E is rgb(239, 107, 46) — red 239, green 107, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF6B2E?

#EF6B2E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 81%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF6B2E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF6B2E scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF6B2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF6B2E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 11.16, which is visibly different.

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