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#EF9439 Color

#EF9439 is rgb(239, 148, 57) in RGB, hsl(30, 85%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 76%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF9439
HEX#EF9439
RGBrgb(239, 148, 57)
HSLhsl(30, 85%, 58%)
HSVhsv(30, 76%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 76%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.149 61.4)
LABlab(69.95% 30.21 60.32)
LCHlch(69.95% 67.46 63.40)

What #EF9439 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 #EF9439, 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.

#EF9439 Channel Values

How #EF9439 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 148 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 85% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 76% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 76% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF9439 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF9439

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF9439; 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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Tints & Shades of #EF9439

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF9439.

How #EF9439 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#EF9439
Protanopia#A8A837
Protanomaly#C9A138
Deuteranopia#B9B92C
Deuteranomaly#D1AB32
Tritanopia#F38C8C
Tritanomaly#F19074
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF9439 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef9439: #EF9439;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF9439;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef9439': '#EF9439' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.580, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_ef9439">#EF9439</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF9439"

More Orange Colors

#EF9439 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF9439 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF9439?

#EF9439 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(239, 148, 57) in RGB and hsl(30, 85%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #EF9439?

#EF9439 is rgb(239, 148, 57) — red 239, green 148, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF9439?

#EF9439 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 76%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF9439 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF9439 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF9439 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF9439 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 14.43, which is visibly different.

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