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#EF7B4E — Vivid Orange

#EF7B4E is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Coral (#FF7F50). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: coral (#FF7F50) — not an exact match. CSS coral gives you #FF7F50, a different color; use #EF7B4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EF7B4E is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4EC1EF; it also sits naturally between #EF4E71 and #EFCC4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF7B4E · RGB 239, 123, 78

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Color values

HEX#EF7B4E
RGB239, 123, 78
HSL17°, 83%, 62%
HSV17°, 67%, 94%
CMYK0%, 49%, 67%, 6%
XYZ44.05, 33.07, 11.27
Yxy33.07, 0.4984, 0.3741
CIE-Lab64.21, 41.20, 44.40
Hunter Lab57.50, 39.82, 26.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 48% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 67% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EF7B4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF7B4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF7B4E

.text { color: #EF7B4E; }
.background { background-color: #EF7B4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF7B4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 123, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF7B4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 123, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF7B4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 123, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF7B4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF7B4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF7B4E

#EC6632#E95216#D24914#B64011#9A360E#7E2C0C#622209#4B1A07#2F1004#130702

Tints of #EF7B4E

#F0865C#F2946E#F39E7C#F5AC8F#F6B69D#F7C1AB#F9CEBE#FAD9CC#FCE7DE#FDF1EC

Tones of #EF7B4E

#E38059#D78565#CC8A71#C18F7B#B59487#AA9992

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EC1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.76:1 Fails
Against black text7.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF7B4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF7B4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EF7B4E: ·

How #EF7B4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BDBC59Deuteranopia · #C4CC5CTritanopia · #E96163

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind orange 500 · #F97316Material Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF7B4E rather than the exact color:

Palette 434e78
#434E78 · #607B8F · #F7E396 · #E97F4A
Palette 60241e
#60241E · #95271D · #B34A44 · #E77B49
Palette 254f22
#254F22 · #A03A13 · #F5824A · #EDE4C2
Palette 4c4b16
#4C4B16 · #898121 · #E6C767 · #F87A53
Palette 0d1a63
#0D1A63 · #1A2CA3 · #2845D6 · #F68048
Velvet Summit
#A01D13 · #EB7152 · #19CCDA · #C8F1F5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E97F4A#E77B49#F5824A#F87A53#F68048#EB7152#F17458#ED775A#FB7E47#E76F51#E68457#E48044

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF7B4D  ·  #EF7B4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF7B4E?

#EF7B4E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 123, 78). Its closest standard named color is Coral.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF7B4E?

#EF7B4E is RGB 239, 123, 78 — HSL 17°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 67%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF7B4E?

Its complement is #4EC1EF; analogous partners are #EF4E71 and #EFCC4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF7B4E for text?

Black text on #EF7B4E has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.76:1.