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#EF823E Color

#EF823E is rgb(239, 130, 62) in RGB, hsl(23, 85%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 74%, 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 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF823E
HEX#EF823E
RGBrgb(239, 130, 62)
HSLhsl(23, 85%, 59%)
HSVhsv(23, 74%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 74%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.156 49.8)
LABlab(66.14% 39.25 54.54)
LCHlch(66.14% 67.19 54.26)

What #EF823E 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 #EF823E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 6.35Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 6.78Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 7.99Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 8.47Chocolate#D2691EΔE 9.97Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 10.14

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

#EF823E Channel Values

How #EF823E 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 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 85% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 74% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 74% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF823E 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 text7.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF823E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF823E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF823E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF823E
Complementary
#3EABEF
Analogous
#EF3E52
Analogous
#EFDB3E
Triadic
#3EEF82
Triadic
#823EEF
Split comp.
#3EEFDB
Split comp.
#3E52EF

Tints & Shades of #EF823E

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

#F2945A
#F4A371
#F6B68E
#F8C5A5
#FAD7C2
#FCE7D9

Shades

#EC6918
#CB5810
#A5480D
#84390B
#5E2908
#391905

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF823E.

How #EF823E 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#EF823E
Protanopia#9C9C3C
Protanomaly#C3923D
Deuteranopia#B0B031
Deuteranomaly#CCA036
Tritanopia#F27C7C
Tritanomaly#F17E69
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF823E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef823e: #EF823E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF823E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef823e': '#EF823E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.510, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_ef823e">#EF823E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF823E"

More Orange Colors

#EF823E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EF823E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF823E?

#EF823E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(239, 130, 62) in RGB and hsl(23, 85%, 59%) 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 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #EF823E?

#EF823E is rgb(239, 130, 62) — red 239, green 130, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF823E?

#EF823E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 74%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF823E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF823E scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF823E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF823E 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 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.