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#EFB09F Color

#EFB09F is rgb(239, 176, 159) in RGB, hsl(13, 71%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 33%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Melon (#FEBAAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFB09F
HEX#EFB09F
RGBrgb(239, 176, 159)
HSLhsl(13, 71%, 78%)
HSVhsv(13, 33%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 33%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.078 35.7)
LABlab(77.54% 22.06 18.25)
LCHlch(77.54% 28.63 39.59)

What #EFB09F 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 #EFB09F, 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 red in the library.

#EFB09F Channel Values

How #EFB09F 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 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 71% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 33% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 33% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFB09F 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFB09F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFB09F; 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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Tints & Shades of #EFB09F

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.

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How #EFB09F 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#EFB09F
Protanopia#BDBD9F
Protanomaly#D3B89F
Deuteranopia#C8C89C
Deuteranomaly#D9BF9D
Tritanopia#F0AEAE
Tritanomaly#F0AFA8
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFB09F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efb09f: #EFB09F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFB09F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efb09f': '#EFB09F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.690, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_efb09f">#EFB09F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFB09F"

More Red Colors

#EFB09F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFB09F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFB09F?

#EFB09F is a light red — rgb(239, 176, 159) in RGB and hsl(13, 71%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Melon (#FEBAAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.86.

What is the RGB value of #EFB09F?

#EFB09F is rgb(239, 176, 159) — red 239, green 176, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFB09F?

#EFB09F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 33%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFB09F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFB09F scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFB09F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFB09F 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 14.66, which is visibly different.

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