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#EF8239 Color

#EF8239 is rgb(239, 130, 57) in RGB, hsl(24, 85%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 76%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Orange (#F99245), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF8239
HEX#EF8239
RGBrgb(239, 130, 57)
HSLhsl(24, 85%, 58%)
HSVhsv(24, 76%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 76%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.158 51)
LABlab(66.10% 39.11 56.75)
LCHlch(66.10% 68.92 55.43)

What #EF8239 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 #EF8239, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 5.95Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 6.49Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 6.99Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 8.8Chocolate#D2691EΔE 9.51Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 9.74

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

#EF8239 Channel Values

How #EF8239 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 130 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 85% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 76% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 76% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF8239 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 text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF8239 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF8239

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF8239; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF8239
Complementary
#39A6EF
Analogous
#EF394B
Analogous
#EFDD39
Triadic
#39EF82
Triadic
#8239EF
Split comp.
#39EFDD
Split comp.
#394BEF

Tints & Shades of #EF8239

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

#F19455
#F3A36D
#F5B489
#F8C6A5
#FAD8C2
#FCE7D9

Shades

#EC6A13
#CB5B10
#A54A0D
#7F390A
#5A2807
#391905

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF8239.

How #EF8239 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#EF8239
Protanopia#9C9C37
Protanomaly#C39238
Deuteranopia#B0B02A
Deuteranomaly#CCA031
Tritanopia#F27C7C
Tritanomaly#F17E67
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF8239 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef8239: #EF8239;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF8239;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef8239': '#EF8239' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.510, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_ef8239">#EF8239</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF8239"

More Orange Colors

#EF8239 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EF8239 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF8239?

#EF8239 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(239, 130, 57) in RGB and hsl(24, 85%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Orange (#F99245), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #EF8239?

#EF8239 is rgb(239, 130, 57) — red 239, green 130, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF8239?

#EF8239 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 76%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF8239 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF8239 scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF8239 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF8239 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 9.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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