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#EFBB8A Color

#EFBB8A is rgb(239, 187, 138) in RGB, hsl(29, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 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 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFBB8A
HEX#EFBB8A
RGBrgb(239, 187, 138)
HSLhsl(29, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(29, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 42%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.088 64.4)
LABlab(79.82% 14.81 32.38)
LCHlch(79.82% 35.60 65.42)

What #EFBB8A 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 #EFBB8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 5.11Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 6.4Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 7Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 7.52Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 8.02Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 8.76

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

#EFBB8A Channel Values

How #EFBB8A 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 187 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 42% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFBB8A 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFBB8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFBB8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFBB8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFBB8A
Complementary
#8ABEEF
Analogous
#EF8A8C
Analogous
#EFED8A
Triadic
#8AEFBB
Triadic
#BB8AEF
Split comp.
#8AEFED
Split comp.
#8A8CEF

Tints & Shades of #EFBB8A

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

#F1C398
#F3CDAA
#F5D5B7
#F8E0C9
#F9E7D7
#FCF2E9

Shades

#E9A15D
#E38731
#C56D1B
#995515
#6C3C0F
#3F2309

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFBB8A.

How #EFBB8A 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#EFBB8A
Protanopia#C5C58A
Protanomaly#D7C18A
Deuteranopia#CECE87
Deuteranomaly#DCC788
Tritanopia#F3B6B6
Tritanomaly#F1B8A6
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFBB8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efbb8a: #EFBB8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFBB8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efbb8a': '#EFBB8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.733, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_efbb8a">#EFBB8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFBB8A"

More Orange Colors

#EFBB8A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EFBB8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFBB8A?

#EFBB8A is a light orange — rgb(239, 187, 138) in RGB and hsl(29, 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 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #EFBB8A?

#EFBB8A is rgb(239, 187, 138) — red 239, green 187, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFBB8A?

#EFBB8A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 42%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFBB8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFBB8A scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFBB8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFBB8A 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 6.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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