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#EFB585 Color

#EFB585 is rgb(239, 181, 133) in RGB, hsl(27, 77%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 44%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFB585
HEX#EFB585
RGBrgb(239, 181, 133)
HSLhsl(27, 77%, 73%)
HSVhsv(27, 44%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 44%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.092 60.6)
LABlab(78.32% 17.44 33.04)
LCHlch(78.32% 37.36 62.18)

What #EFB585 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 #EFB585, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 5.67Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 6Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 6.88Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.9Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 8.65Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 8.95

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

#EFB585 Channel Values

How #EFB585 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 181 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 77% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 44% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 44% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFB585 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFB585 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFB585

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFB585; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFB585
Complementary
#85BFEF
Analogous
#EF858A
Analogous
#EFEA85
Triadic
#85EFB5
Triadic
#B585EF
Split comp.
#85EFEA
Split comp.
#858AEF

Tints & Shades of #EFB585

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

#F2C097
#F3C8A5
#F6D3B7
#F7DBC4
#FAE6D6
#FBEFE4

Shades

#E99958
#E37E2B
#C26519
#995014
#6C380E
#3F2108

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFB585.

How #EFB585 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#EFB585
Protanopia#C1C185
Protanomaly#D5BC85
Deuteranopia#CBCB82
Deuteranomaly#DAC283
Tritanopia#F3B0B0
Tritanomaly#F1B2A0
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFB585 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efb585: #EFB585;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFB585;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efb585': '#EFB585' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.710, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_efb585">#EFB585</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFB585"

More Orange Colors

#EFB585 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EFB585 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFB585?

#EFB585 is a light orange — rgb(239, 181, 133) in RGB and hsl(27, 77%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #EFB585?

#EFB585 is rgb(239, 181, 133) — red 239, green 181, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFB585?

#EFB585 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 44%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFB585 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFB585 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFB585 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFB585 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 8.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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