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#EF864E Color

#EF864E is rgb(239, 134, 78) in RGB, hsl(21, 83%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 67%, 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 7.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF864E
HEX#EF864E
RGBrgb(239, 134, 78)
HSLhsl(21, 83%, 62%)
HSVhsv(21, 67%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 67%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.147 47.3)
LABlab(67.09% 37.85 47.86)
LCHlch(67.09% 61.02 51.66)

What #EF864E 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 #EF864E, 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.

#EF864E Channel Values

How #EF864E 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 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 83% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 67% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 67% · 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 #EF864E 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

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Colors That Go With #EF864E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF864E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EF864E

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF864E.

How #EF864E 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#EF864E
Protanopia#9F9F4D
Protanomaly#C4954D
Deuteranopia#B2B245
Deuteranomaly#CDA249
Tritanopia#F28181
Tritanomaly#F18370
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF864E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef864e: #EF864E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF864E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef864e': '#EF864E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.525, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_ef864e">#EF864E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF864E"

More Orange Colors

#EF864E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF864E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF864E?

#EF864E is a light orange — rgb(239, 134, 78) in RGB and hsl(21, 83%, 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 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #EF864E?

#EF864E is rgb(239, 134, 78) — red 239, green 134, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF864E?

#EF864E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 67%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF864E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF864E 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 #EF864E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF864E 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 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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