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#EFA657 — Vivid Orange

#EFA657 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EFA657 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.

#EFA657 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 #57A1EF; it also sits naturally between #EF5A57 and #EDEF57. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFA657 · RGB 239, 166, 87

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Color values

HEX#EFA657
RGB239, 166, 87
HSL31°, 83%, 64%
HSV31°, 64%, 94%
CMYK0%, 31%, 64%, 6%
XYZ50.95, 46.31, 15.27
Yxy46.31, 0.4528, 0.4115
CIE-Lab73.75, 19.34, 50.83
Hunter Lab68.05, 18.48, 31.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 65% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 64% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFA657 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFA657 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFA657

.text { color: #EFA657; }
.background { background-color: #EFA657; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFA657; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 166, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 83%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFA657; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 166, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFA657; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 166, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFA657">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFA657">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFA657

#ED973B#EA881F#D77914#BB6911#9F590F#83490C#673A0A#4B2A07#2F1A04#130A02

Tints of #EFA657

#F1AD65#F2B573#F4BF86#F5C694#F6CDA2#F8D5B0#F9DCBE#FBE6D0#FCEEDE#FDF5EC

Tones of #EFA657

#E4A562#D9A56D#CEA578#C4A482#B9A48D#AEA498

Color harmonies

Complementary — #57A1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.05:1 Fails
Against black text10.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFA657: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFA657

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 #EFA657: ·

How #EFA657 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCF6ADeuteranopia · #D4D96FTritanopia · #EB797D

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFA657 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Palette F29f58
#F29F58 · #AB4459 · #441752 · #1B1833
Palette 451952
#451952 · #662549 · #AE445A · #F39F5A
Palette Fdeedc
#FDEEDC · #FFD8A9 · #F1A661 · #E38B29

Similar colors

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

#F2A65A#EDA35A#F3A953#F29F58#F39F5A#F1A661#F4AE52#EAA64D#ECB159#F4A261#E89C5A#F39E60

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFA656  ·  #EFA658 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFA657?

#EFA657 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 166, 87). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFA657?

#EFA657 is RGB 239, 166, 87 — HSL 31°, 83%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 64%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFA657?

Its complement is #57A1EF; analogous partners are #EF5A57 and #EDEF57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFA657 for text?

Black text on #EFA657 has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.