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#EFB98A Color

#EFB98A is rgb(239, 185, 138) in RGB, hsl(28, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 42%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFB98A
HEX#EFB98A
RGBrgb(239, 185, 138)
HSLhsl(28, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(28, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 42%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.088 62.2)
LABlab(79.34% 15.81 31.76)
LCHlch(79.34% 35.47 63.54)

What #EFB98A 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 #EFB98A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.09Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 6.89Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 6.98Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 7.65Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 8Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 8.45

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

#EFB98A Channel Values

How #EFB98A 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 185 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 42% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFB98A 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFB98A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFB98A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFB98A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFB98A
Complementary
#8AC0EF
Analogous
#EF8A8E
Analogous
#EFEC8A
Triadic
#8AEFB9
Triadic
#B98AEF
Split comp.
#8AEFEC
Split comp.
#8A8EEF

Tints & Shades of #EFB98A

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

#F1C198
#F3CCAA
#F5D4B7
#F8DFC9
#F9E7D7
#FCF2E9

Shades

#E99F5D
#E38431
#C56B1B
#995215
#6C3A0F
#3F2209

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFB98A.

How #EFB98A 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#EFB98A
Protanopia#C4C48A
Protanomaly#D6BF8A
Deuteranopia#CDCD87
Deuteranomaly#DBC588
Tritanopia#F3B4B4
Tritanomaly#F1B6A5
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFB98A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efb98a: #EFB98A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFB98A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efb98a': '#EFB98A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.725, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_efb98a">#EFB98A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFB98A"

More Orange Colors

#EFB98A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EFB98A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFB98A?

#EFB98A is a light orange — rgb(239, 185, 138) in RGB and hsl(28, 76%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #EFB98A?

#EFB98A is rgb(239, 185, 138) — red 239, green 185, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFB98A?

#EFB98A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 42%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFB98A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFB98A scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFB98A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFB98A 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 6.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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