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#EFD7B3 Color

#EFD7B3 is rgb(239, 215, 179) in RGB, hsl(36, 65%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFD7B3
HEX#EFD7B3
RGBrgb(239, 215, 179)
HSLhsl(36, 65%, 82%)
HSVhsv(36, 25%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.054 77.9)
LABlab(87.32% 4.60 21.03)
LCHlch(87.32% 21.53 77.67)

What #EFD7B3 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 #EFD7B3, 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.

#EFD7B3 Channel Values

How #EFD7B3 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 1798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 65% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 25% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 25% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFD7B3 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 text15.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFD7B3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFD7B3; 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 #EFD7B3

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 #EFD7B3 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#EFD7B3
Protanopia#DBDBB3
Protanomaly#E3DAB3
Deuteranopia#DFDFB2
Deuteranomaly#E6DCB2
Tritanopia#F3D3D3
Tritanomaly#F1D5C7
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #EFD7B3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efd7b3: #EFD7B3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFD7B3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efd7b3': '#EFD7B3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.843, blue: 0.702)
Android XML<color name="color_efd7b3">#EFD7B3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFD7B3"

More Orange Colors

#EFD7B3 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFD7B3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFD7B3?

#EFD7B3 is a lightest orange — rgb(239, 215, 179) in RGB and hsl(36, 65%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.93.

What is the RGB value of #EFD7B3?

#EFD7B3 is rgb(239, 215, 179) — red 239, green 215, and blue 179 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFD7B3?

#EFD7B3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFD7B3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFD7B3 scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFD7B3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFD7B3 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 4.06, which is very hard to tell apart.

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