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#EFA615 — Vivid Orange

#EFA615 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EFA615 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.

#EFA615 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 #155EEF; it also sits naturally between #EF3A15 and #CBEF15. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFA615 · RGB 239, 166, 21

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Color values

HEX#EFA615
RGB239, 166, 21
HSL40°, 87%, 51%
HSV40°, 91%, 94%
CMYK0%, 31%, 91%, 6%
XYZ49.37, 45.68, 6.92
Yxy45.68, 0.4841, 0.4480
CIE-Lab73.34, 16.85, 74.20
Hunter Lab67.58, 15.97, 39.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 65% · Blue 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 91% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFA615 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFA615 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFA615

.text { color: #EFA615; }
.background { background-color: #EFA615; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFA615; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 166, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 87%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFA615; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 166, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFA615; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 166, 21, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFA615">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFA615">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFA615

#DB970F#C88A0E#B07A0C#99690B#865C09#6E4C08#563B06#3E2B04#2B1E03#130D01

Tints of #EFA615

#F0AF2D#F2B740#F3C058#F5C76B#F6D083#F8D796#F9E0AE#FBE7C1#FCF1D9#FEF8EC

Tones of #EFA615

#E0A124#D09C35#C19744#B09154#A18C63#918773

Color harmonies

Complementary — #155EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.07:1 Fails
Against black text10.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFA615: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFA615

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 #EFA615: ·

How #EFA615 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCF38Deuteranopia · #D4D941Tritanopia · #EB545A

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 amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Orange 500 · #FF9800

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFA615 rather than the exact color:

Palette F5ad18
#F5AD18 · #9E1C60 · #811844 · #561530
Misty Mosaic
#10399F · #3492EA · #E7AD18 · #F6EEC7
Palette Ffe15d
#FFE15D · #F49D1A · #DC3535 · #B01E68
Hidden Saffron
#0F429E · #55B1EF · #E9A11E · #EDDB92
Palette E52020
#E52020 · #FBA518 · #F9CB43 · #A89C29
Rustic Saffron
#12252B · #1BFC47 · #FC477D · #FAA81B

Similar colors

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

#F5AD18#E7AD18#F49D1A#E9A11E#FBA518#FAA81B#F59E0B#F4991A#F79A19#F8A321#F9B314#FA9914

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFA614  ·  #EFA616 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFA615?

#EFA615 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 166, 21). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFA615?

#EFA615 is RGB 239, 166, 21 — HSL 40°, 87%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 91%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFA615?

Its complement is #155EEF; analogous partners are #EF3A15 and #CBEF15. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFA615 for text?

Black text on #EFA615 has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.