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#EFBA85 Color

#EFBA85 is rgb(239, 186, 133) in RGB, hsl(30, 77%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 44%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFBA85
HEX#EFBA85
RGBrgb(239, 186, 133)
HSLhsl(30, 77%, 73%)
HSVhsv(30, 44%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 44%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.092 66)
LABlab(79.52% 14.93 34.57)
LCHlch(79.52% 37.66 66.64)

What #EFBA85 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 #EFBA85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 5.54Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 5.84Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 5.97Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 7.07Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.4Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 8.18

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

#EFBA85 Channel Values

How #EFBA85 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 186 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 77% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 44% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 44% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFBA85 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 text12.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFBA85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFBA85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFBA85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFBA85
Complementary
#85BAEF
Analogous
#EF8585
Analogous
#EFEF85
Triadic
#85EFBA
Triadic
#BA85EF
Split comp.
#85EFEF
Split comp.
#8585EF

Tints & Shades of #EFBA85

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

#F2C497
#F3CCA5
#F6D6B7
#F7DEC4
#FAE8D6
#FBF0E4

Shades

#E9A158
#E3872B
#C26E19
#995714
#6C3D0E
#3F2408

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFBA85.

How #EFBA85 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#EFBA85
Protanopia#C4C485
Protanomaly#D7C085
Deuteranopia#CECE82
Deuteranomaly#DCC683
Tritanopia#F3B4B4
Tritanomaly#F1B7A4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFBA85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efba85: #EFBA85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFBA85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efba85': '#EFBA85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.729, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_efba85">#EFBA85</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFBA85"

More Orange Colors

#EFBA85 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EFBA85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFBA85?

#EFBA85 is a light orange — rgb(239, 186, 133) in RGB and hsl(30, 77%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #EFBA85?

#EFBA85 is rgb(239, 186, 133) — red 239, green 186, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFBA85?

#EFBA85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 44%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFBA85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFBA85 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFBA85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFBA85 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 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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