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#EFB06B Color

#EFB06B is rgb(239, 176, 107) in RGB, hsl(31, 80%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 55%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFB06B
HEX#EFB06B
RGBrgb(239, 176, 107)
HSLhsl(31, 80%, 68%)
HSVhsv(31, 55%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 55%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.113 67.5)
LABlab(76.81% 18.25 44.46)
LCHlch(76.81% 48.06 67.68)

What #EFB06B 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 #EFB06B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EFB06B Channel Values

How #EFB06B 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 176 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 80% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 55% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 55% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFB06B 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFB06B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFB06B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EFB06B

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFB06B.

How #EFB06B 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#EFB06B
Protanopia#BDBD6A
Protanomaly#D3B86B
Deuteranopia#C8C867
Deuteranomaly#D9BF69
Tritanopia#F3A9A9
Tritanomaly#F2AC94
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFB06B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efb06b: #EFB06B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFB06B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efb06b': '#EFB06B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.690, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_efb06b">#EFB06B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFB06B"

More Orange Colors

#EFB06B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFB06B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFB06B?

#EFB06B is a light orange — rgb(239, 176, 107) in RGB and hsl(31, 80%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.02.

What is the RGB value of #EFB06B?

#EFB06B is rgb(239, 176, 107) — red 239, green 176, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFB06B?

#EFB06B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 55%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFB06B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFB06B scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFB06B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFB06B 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 8.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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