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#EF9D67 Color

#EF9D67 is rgb(239, 157, 103) in RGB, hsl(24, 81%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 57%, 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 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF9D67
HEX#EF9D67
RGBrgb(239, 157, 103)
HSLhsl(24, 81%, 67%)
HSVhsv(24, 57%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 57%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.12 53.4)
LABlab(72.36% 27.58 41.20)
LCHlch(72.36% 49.58 56.20)

What #EF9D67 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 #EF9D67, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 6.09Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 6.62Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 6.75Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 6.79Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 8.11Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 8.69

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

#EF9D67 Channel Values

How #EF9D67 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 157 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 81% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 57% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 57% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF9D67 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF9D67 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF9D67

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF9D67; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF9D67
Complementary
#67B8EF
Analogous
#EF6774
Analogous
#EFE167
Triadic
#67EF9D
Triadic
#9D67EF
Split comp.
#67EFE1
Split comp.
#6774EF

Tints & Shades of #EF9D67

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

#F1A979
#F3B890
#F5C4A3
#F8D3BA
#FADECC
#FCEDE3

Shades

#EB833D
#E26918
#B95513
#8F420F
#662F0B
#3C1C06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF9D67.

How #EF9D67 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#EF9D67
Protanopia#AFAF66
Protanomaly#CCA866
Deuteranopia#BDBD62
Deuteranomaly#D3B164
Tritanopia#F29898
Tritanomaly#F19A87
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF9D67 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef9d67: #EF9D67;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF9D67;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef9d67': '#EF9D67' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.616, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_ef9d67">#EF9D67</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF9D67"

More Orange Colors

#EF9D67 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EF9D67 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF9D67?

#EF9D67 is a light orange — rgb(239, 157, 103) in RGB and hsl(24, 81%, 67%) 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #EF9D67?

#EF9D67 is rgb(239, 157, 103) — red 239, green 157, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF9D67?

#EF9D67 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 57%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF9D67 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF9D67 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF9D67 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF9D67 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 6.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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