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#EFCA8A Color

#EFCA8A is rgb(239, 202, 138) in RGB, hsl(38, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 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 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFCA8A
HEX#EFCA8A
RGBrgb(239, 202, 138)
HSLhsl(38, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(38, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.092 80.7)
LABlab(83.49% 7.37 37.05)
LCHlch(83.49% 37.77 78.75)

What #EFCA8A 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 #EFCA8A, 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.

#EFCA8A Channel Values

How #EFCA8A 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 202 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 42% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFCA8A 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFCA8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFCA8A; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EFCA8A

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 #EFCA8A.

How #EFCA8A 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#EFCA8A
Protanopia#D1D18A
Protanomaly#DECE8A
Deuteranopia#D7D788
Deuteranomaly#E1D289
Tritanopia#F4C3C3
Tritanomaly#F2C6AF
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFCA8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efca8a: #EFCA8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFCA8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efca8a': '#EFCA8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.792, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_efca8a">#EFCA8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFCA8A"

More Orange Colors

#EFCA8A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFCA8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFCA8A?

#EFCA8A is a light orange — rgb(239, 202, 138) in RGB and hsl(38, 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 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #EFCA8A?

#EFCA8A is rgb(239, 202, 138) — red 239, green 202, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFCA8A?

#EFCA8A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFCA8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFCA8A scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFCA8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFCA8A 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 9.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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