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#EFD7AF Color

#EFD7AF is rgb(239, 215, 175) in RGB, hsl(38, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wheat (#F5DEB3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFD7AF
HEX#EFD7AF
RGBrgb(239, 215, 175)
HSLhsl(38, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(38, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.059 80.4)
LABlab(87.25% 4.20 23.01)
LCHlch(87.25% 23.39 79.65)

What #EFD7AF 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 #EFD7AF, 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.

#EFD7AF Channel Values

How #EFD7AF 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 215 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 27% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFD7AF 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFD7AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFD7AF; 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 #EFD7AF

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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How #EFD7AF 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#EFD7AF
Protanopia#DBDBAF
Protanomaly#E3DAAF
Deuteranopia#DFDFAE
Deuteranomaly#E6DCAE
Tritanopia#F3D2D2
Tritanomaly#F1D4C5
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFD7AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efd7af: #EFD7AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFD7AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efd7af': '#EFD7AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.843, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_efd7af">#EFD7AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFD7AF"

More Orange Colors

#EFD7AF sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFD7AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFD7AF?

#EFD7AF is a lightest orange — rgb(239, 215, 175) in RGB and hsl(38, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wheat (#F5DEB3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.72.

What is the RGB value of #EFD7AF?

#EFD7AF is rgb(239, 215, 175) — red 239, green 215, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFD7AF?

#EFD7AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFD7AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFD7AF scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFD7AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFD7AF 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 2.72, which is very hard to tell apart.

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