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#EFB38A Color

#EFB38A is rgb(239, 179, 138) in RGB, hsl(24, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 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 6.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFB38A
HEX#EFB38A
RGBrgb(239, 179, 138)
HSLhsl(24, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(24, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.089 55.4)
LABlab(77.91% 18.81 29.91)
LCHlch(77.91% 35.33 57.83)

What #EFB38A 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 #EFB38A, 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.

#EFB38A Channel Values

How #EFB38A 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 179 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 42% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFB38A 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFB38A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFB38A; 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 #EFB38A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFB38A.

How #EFB38A 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#EFB38A
Protanopia#BFBF8A
Protanomaly#D4BA8A
Deuteranopia#C9C987
Deuteranomaly#DAC188
Tritanopia#F2AFAF
Tritanomaly#F1B0A1
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFB38A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efb38a: #EFB38A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFB38A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efb38a': '#EFB38A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.702, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_efb38a">#EFB38A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFB38A"

More Orange Colors

#EFB38A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFB38A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFB38A?

#EFB38A is a light orange — rgb(239, 179, 138) in RGB and hsl(24, 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 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #EFB38A?

#EFB38A is rgb(239, 179, 138) — red 239, green 179, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFB38A?

#EFB38A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFB38A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFB38A scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFB38A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFB38A 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 9.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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