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#EFA885 Color

#EFA885 is rgb(239, 168, 133) in RGB, hsl(20, 77%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 44%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFA885
HEX#EFA885
RGBrgb(239, 168, 133)
HSLhsl(20, 77%, 73%)
HSVhsv(20, 44%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 44%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.097 47.1)
LABlab(75.26% 23.97 29.11)
LCHlch(75.26% 37.71 50.53)

What #EFA885 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 #EFA885, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 7.76Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 8.54Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 8.55Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 10.59Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 10.61Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 10.76

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

#EFA885 Channel Values

How #EFA885 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 168 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 77% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 44% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 44% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFA885 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFA885 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFA885

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFA885; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFA885
Complementary
#85CCEF
Analogous
#EF8597
Analogous
#EFDD85
Triadic
#85EFA8
Triadic
#A885EF
Split comp.
#85EFDD
Split comp.
#8597EF

Tints & Shades of #EFA885

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

#F2B597
#F3BFA5
#F6CCB7
#F7D5C4
#FAE2D6
#FBECE4

Shades

#E98858
#E3682B
#C25219
#994014
#6C2D0E
#3F1B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFA885.

How #EFA885 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#EFA885
Protanopia#B7B784
Protanomaly#D0B185
Deuteranopia#C3C382
Deuteranomaly#D6B983
Tritanopia#F1A4A4
Tritanomaly#F0A699
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFA885 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efa885: #EFA885;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFA885;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efa885': '#EFA885' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.659, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_efa885">#EFA885</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFA885"

More Orange Colors

#EFA885 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EFA885 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFA885?

#EFA885 is a light orange — rgb(239, 168, 133) in RGB and hsl(20, 77%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.76.

What is the RGB value of #EFA885?

#EFA885 is rgb(239, 168, 133) — red 239, green 168, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFA885?

#EFA885 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 44%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFA885 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFA885 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFA885 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFA885 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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