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#EF864D Color

#EF864D is rgb(239, 134, 77) in RGB, hsl(21, 84%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 68%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mandarin (#F37A48), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF864D
HEX#EF864D
RGBrgb(239, 134, 77)
HSLhsl(21, 84%, 62%)
HSVhsv(21, 68%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 68%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.147 47.6)
LABlab(67.09% 37.81 48.35)
LCHlch(67.09% 61.38 51.97)

What #EF864D 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 #EF864D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 7.41Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 8.19Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 8.56Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 9.36Coral#FF7F50ΔE 9.62Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 10.58

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

#EF864D Channel Values

How #EF864D 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 134 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 84% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 68% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 68% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF864D 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF864D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF864D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF864D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF864D
Complementary
#4DB7EF
Analogous
#EF4D65
Analogous
#EFD74D
Triadic
#4DEF86
Triadic
#864DEF
Split comp.
#4DEFD7
Split comp.
#4D65EF

Tints & Shades of #EF864D

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

#F29664
#F4A67C
#F6B693
#F8C9AF
#FAD9C7
#FCE9DE

Shades

#EC6C27
#D35612
#AE470F
#88370C
#632809
#381705

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF864D.

How #EF864D 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#EF864D
Protanopia#9F9F4C
Protanomaly#C4954C
Deuteranopia#B2B243
Deuteranomaly#CDA247
Tritanopia#F28181
Tritanomaly#F1836F
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF864D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef864d: #EF864D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF864D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef864d': '#EF864D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.525, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_ef864d">#EF864D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF864D"

More Orange Colors

#EF864D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EF864D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF864D?

#EF864D is a light orange — rgb(239, 134, 77) in RGB and hsl(21, 84%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mandarin (#F37A48), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #EF864D?

#EF864D is rgb(239, 134, 77) — red 239, green 134, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF864D?

#EF864D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 68%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF864D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF864D scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF864D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF864D 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 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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