Palettes / Colors / #EFA596

#EFA596 — Light Red

#EFA596 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.

#EFA596 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #95E0EF; it also sits naturally between #EF95B3 and #EFD195. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 65% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 37% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFA596

.text { color: #EFA596; }
.background { background-color: #EFA596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFA596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 165, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFA596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 165, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFA596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 165, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFA596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFA596">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFA596

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95E0EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFA596: #000000.

How #EFA596 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFA596 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFA596?

#EFA596 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 165, 150). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFA596?

#EFA596 is RGB 239, 165, 150 — HSL 10°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 37%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFA596?

Its complement is #95E0EF; analogous partners are #EF95B3 and #EFD195. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFA596 for text?

Black text on #EFA596 has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.