#EFCFAE Color

#EFCFAE is rgb(239, 207, 174) in RGB, hsl(30, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFCFAE

HEX#EFCFAE

RGBrgb(239, 207, 174)

HSLhsl(30, 67%, 81%)

HSVhsv(30, 27%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.057 67.8)

LABlab(85.25% 8.02 20.82)

LCHlch(85.25% 22.31 68.94)

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

Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 3.98 Blush Peach#FFDAB9ΔE 4.72 Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 5.45 Very Pale Orange#FFDFBFΔE 5.72 Nude#E3BC9AΔE 7.07 Wheat#F5DEB3ΔE 7.14

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

#EFCFAE Channel Values

How #EFCFAE 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 207 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 30° · S 67% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 30° · S 27% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 13% · Y 27% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.48:1 vs white · 14.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFCFAE 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EFCFAE

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

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 #EFCFAE.

How #EFCFAE 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#EFCFAE

Protanopia#D5D5AE

Protanomaly#E0D3AE

Deuteranopia#DADAAD

Deuteranomaly#E3D6AD

Tritanopia#F2CBCB

Tritanomaly#F1CDC0

Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

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Using #EFCFAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efcfae: #EFCFAE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFCFAE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efcfae': '#EFCFAE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.812, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_efcfae">#EFCFAE</color>

SVG fillfill="#EFCFAE"

More Orange Colors

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

efd9c2 efc881 efdecd efb39f f07427 eeab2f f0ba93 ede9e3 f0ba94 edc9af f0dec7 ed9121 f5d1b7 fbab60 ff5500 ff7f50 ffab0f ffca8a ffe2b8 fff1e0 a97142 cd9575 e06f1f e6be8a

#EFCFAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFCFAE?

#EFCFAE is a lightest orange — rgb(239, 207, 174) in RGB and hsl(30, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.98.

What is the RGB value of #EFCFAE?

#EFCFAE is rgb(239, 207, 174) — red 239, green 207, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFCFAE?

#EFCFAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFCFAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFCFAE scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFCFAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFCFAE 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 4.72, which is very hard to tell apart.

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