#EFC881 Color

#EFC881 is rgb(239, 200, 129) in RGB, hsl(39, 77%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 46%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Topaz (#FFC87C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFC881

HEX#EFC881

RGBrgb(239, 200, 129)

HSLhsl(39, 77%, 72%)

HSVhsv(39, 46%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 46%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.1 81.7)

LABlab(82.88% 7.70 40.82)

LCHlch(82.88% 41.54 79.32)

What #EFC881 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 #EFC881, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Topaz#FFC87CΔE 7.9 Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 9.67 Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 11.43 Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 11.43 Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 11.98 Buff#F0DC82ΔE 12.04

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

#EFC881 Channel Values

How #EFC881 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 239 · G 200 · B 129	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 39° · S 77% · L 72%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 39° · S 46% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 16% · Y 46% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.59:1 vs white · 13.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFC881 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFC881

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFC881; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EFC881

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFC881.

How #EFC881 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#EFC881

Protanopia#CFCF81

Protanomaly#DDCC81

Deuteranopia#D6D67F

Deuteranomaly#E0D180

Tritanopia#F4C1C1

Tritanomaly#F2C4AB

Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

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Using #EFC881 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efc881: #EFC881;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFC881;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efc881': '#EFC881' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.784, blue: 0.506)

Android XML<color name="color_efc881">#EFC881</color>

SVG fillfill="#EFC881"

More Orange Colors

#EFC881 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

efcfae efb39f efd9c2 eeab2f efdecd ede9e3 f07427 edc9af f0ba93 ed9121 f0ba94 ed872d f5b175 fb9902 ff4f0f ff7f24 ffaa1d ffc885 ffe2ad fff1db a89078 cd853f dfd3c3 e69500

#EFC881 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFC881?

#EFC881 is a light orange — rgb(239, 200, 129) in RGB and hsl(39, 77%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Topaz (#FFC87C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.9.

What is the RGB value of #EFC881?

#EFC881 is rgb(239, 200, 129) — red 239, green 200, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFC881?

#EFC881 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 46%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFC881 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFC881 scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFC881 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFC881 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 11.98, which is visibly different.

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