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#EFAA8A Color

#EFAA8A is rgb(239, 170, 138) in RGB, hsl(19, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 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 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFAA8A
HEX#EFAA8A
RGBrgb(239, 170, 138)
HSLhsl(19, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(19, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.093 45.8)
LABlab(75.80% 23.34 27.15)
LCHlch(75.80% 35.80 49.32)

What #EFAA8A 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 #EFAA8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 7.39Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.65Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 9.94Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 10.29Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 10.93Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 11.15

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

#EFAA8A Channel Values

How #EFAA8A 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 170 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 42% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFAA8A 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 text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFAA8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFAA8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFAA8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFAA8A
Complementary
#8ACFEF
Analogous
#EF8A9D
Analogous
#EFDD8A
Triadic
#8AEFAA
Triadic
#AA8AEF
Split comp.
#8AEFDD
Split comp.
#8A9DEF

Tints & Shades of #EFAA8A

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

#F1B498
#F3C1AA
#F5CBB7
#F8D8C9
#F9E2D7
#FCEFE9

Shades

#E98A5D
#E36931
#C5511B
#993F15
#6C2C0F
#3F1A09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFAA8A.

How #EFAA8A 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#EFAA8A
Protanopia#B8B889
Protanomaly#D0B38A
Deuteranopia#C4C487
Deuteranomaly#D7BA88
Tritanopia#F1A6A6
Tritanomaly#F0A89C
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFAA8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efaa8a: #EFAA8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFAA8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efaa8a': '#EFAA8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.667, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_efaa8a">#EFAA8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFAA8A"

More Orange Colors

#EFAA8A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EFAA8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFAA8A?

#EFAA8A is a light orange — rgb(239, 170, 138) in RGB and hsl(19, 76%, 74%) 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 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #EFAA8A?

#EFAA8A is rgb(239, 170, 138) — red 239, green 170, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFAA8A?

#EFAA8A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFAA8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFAA8A scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFAA8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFAA8A 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 8.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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