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#EFA06B Color

#EFA06B is rgb(239, 160, 107) in RGB, hsl(24, 80%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 55%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFA06B
HEX#EFA06B
RGBrgb(239, 160, 107)
HSLhsl(24, 80%, 68%)
HSVhsv(24, 55%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 55%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.117 54)
LABlab(73.09% 26.30 40.01)
LCHlch(73.09% 47.88 56.69)

What #EFA06B 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 #EFA06B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 5.86Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 6.92Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 7.52Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 7.78Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 8.42Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 8.85

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

#EFA06B Channel Values

How #EFA06B 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 160 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 80% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 55% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 55% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFA06B 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFA06B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFA06B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFA06B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFA06B
Complementary
#6CBAEF
Analogous
#EF6C79
Analogous
#EFE26C
Triadic
#6CEFA0
Triadic
#A06CEF
Split comp.
#6CEFE2
Split comp.
#6C79EF

Tints & Shades of #EFA06B

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

#F1AC7E
#F3BB95
#F5C7A8
#F7D3BA
#F9DECD
#FCEDE3

Shades

#EA8643
#E66B19
#BC5815
#8E4210
#652F0B
#3C1C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFA06B.

How #EFA06B 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#EFA06B
Protanopia#B1B16A
Protanomaly#CDAA6B
Deuteranopia#BFBF66
Deuteranomaly#D4B368
Tritanopia#F29B9B
Tritanomaly#F19D8A
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFA06B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efa06b: #EFA06B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFA06B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efa06b': '#EFA06B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.627, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_efa06b">#EFA06B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFA06B"

More Orange Colors

#EFA06B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EFA06B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFA06B?

#EFA06B is a light orange — rgb(239, 160, 107) in RGB and hsl(24, 80%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #EFA06B?

#EFA06B is rgb(239, 160, 107) — red 239, green 160, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFA06B?

#EFA06B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 55%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFA06B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFA06B scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFA06B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFA06B 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 7.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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