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#EFBD9A Color

#EFBD9A is rgb(239, 189, 154) in RGB, hsl(25, 73%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nude (#E3BC9A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFBD9A
HEX#EFBD9A
RGBrgb(239, 189, 154)
HSLhsl(25, 73%, 77%)
HSVhsv(25, 36%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.074 56.5)
LABlab(80.54% 15.11 24.95)
LCHlch(80.54% 29.17 58.81)

What #EFBD9A 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 #EFBD9A, 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.

#EFBD9A Channel Values

How #EFBD9A 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 189 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 73% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 36% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 36% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFBD9A 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFBD9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFBD9A; 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 #EFBD9A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFBD9A.

How #EFBD9A 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#EFBD9A
Protanopia#C7C79A
Protanomaly#D8C39A
Deuteranopia#CFCF98
Deuteranomaly#DDC899
Tritanopia#F2B9B9
Tritanomaly#F1BBAD
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFBD9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efbd9a: #EFBD9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFBD9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efbd9a': '#EFBD9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.741, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_efbd9a">#EFBD9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFBD9A"

More Orange Colors

#EFBD9A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFBD9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFBD9A?

#EFBD9A is a light orange — rgb(239, 189, 154) in RGB and hsl(25, 73%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nude (#E3BC9A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.94.

What is the RGB value of #EFBD9A?

#EFBD9A is rgb(239, 189, 154) — red 239, green 189, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFBD9A?

#EFBD9A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFBD9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFBD9A scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFBD9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFBD9A 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 8.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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