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#EFA98F Color

#EFA98F is rgb(239, 169, 143) in RGB, hsl(16, 75%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 40%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFA98F
HEX#EFA98F
RGBrgb(239, 169, 143)
HSLhsl(16, 75%, 75%)
HSVhsv(16, 40%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 40%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.091 41.2)
LABlab(75.65% 24.23 24.28)
LCHlch(75.65% 34.30 45.05)

What #EFA98F 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 #EFA98F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 8.06Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 8.34Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.81Melon#FEBAADΔE 9.63Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.63Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 10.57

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

#EFA98F Channel Values

How #EFA98F 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 169 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 75% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 40% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 40% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFA98F 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFA98F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFA98F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFA98F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFA98F
Complementary
#8FD6EF
Analogous
#EF8FA6
Analogous
#EFD98F
Triadic
#8FEFA9
Triadic
#A98FEF
Split comp.
#8FEFD9
Split comp.
#8FA6EF

Tints & Shades of #EFA98F

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

#F1B39D
#F4C1AF
#F5CBBC
#F7D6C9
#F9E0D7
#FCEEE9

Shades

#E98763
#E26436
#C94B1D
#983816
#6B280F
#3E1709

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFA98F.

How #EFA98F 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#EFA98F
Protanopia#B7B78E
Protanomaly#D0B28F
Deuteranopia#C4C48C
Deuteranomaly#D6BA8D
Tritanopia#F1A6A6
Tritanomaly#F0A79D
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFA98F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efa98f: #EFA98F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFA98F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efa98f': '#EFA98F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.663, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_efa98f">#EFA98F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFA98F"

More Orange Colors

#EFA98F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EFA98F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFA98F?

#EFA98F is a light orange — rgb(239, 169, 143) in RGB and hsl(16, 75%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #EFA98F?

#EFA98F is rgb(239, 169, 143) — red 239, green 169, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFA98F?

#EFA98F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 40%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFA98F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFA98F scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFA98F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFA98F 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 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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