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#EF8961 Color

#EF8961 is rgb(239, 137, 97) in RGB, hsl(17, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 59%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF8961
HEX#EF8961
RGBrgb(239, 137, 97)
HSLhsl(17, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(17, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 59%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.136 41.8)
LABlab(67.92% 37.23 39.03)
LCHlch(67.92% 53.94 46.35)

What #EF8961 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 #EF8961, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 6.58Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 7.34Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 8.99Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 9.1Terracotta#E2725BΔE 10.27Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 10.37

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

#EF8961 Channel Values

How #EF8961 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 137 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 59% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF8961 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF8961 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF8961

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF8961; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF8961
Complementary
#61C7EF
Analogous
#EF6180
Analogous
#EFD161
Triadic
#61EF89
Triadic
#8961EF
Split comp.
#61EFD1
Split comp.
#6180EF

Tints & Shades of #EF8961

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

#F29B78
#F4A98B
#F6BAA2
#F8C8B5
#FAD9CC
#FCE7DF

Shades

#EB6A37
#DF4F16
#B54012
#90330E
#66240A
#3C1506

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF8961.

How #EF8961 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#EF8961
Protanopia#A1A160
Protanomaly#C59860
Deuteranopia#B3B35A
Deuteranomaly#CEA45D
Tritanopia#F18585
Tritanomaly#F08678
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF8961 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef8961: #EF8961;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF8961;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef8961': '#EF8961' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.537, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_ef8961">#EF8961</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF8961"

More Orange Colors

#EF8961 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EF8961 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF8961?

#EF8961 is a light orange — rgb(239, 137, 97) in RGB and hsl(17, 82%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #EF8961?

#EF8961 is rgb(239, 137, 97) — red 239, green 137, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF8961?

#EF8961 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 59%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF8961 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF8961 scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF8961 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF8961 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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