Palettes / Colors / #EFA67C

#EFA67C — Light Vivid Orange

#EFA67C is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #EFA67C 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.

#EFA67C 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 #7BC4EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7B8B and #EFDF7B. 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 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 48% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFA67C

.text { color: #EFA67C; }
.background { background-color: #EFA67C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFA67C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 166, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 78%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFA67C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 166, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFA67C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 166, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFA67C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFA67C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7BC4EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFA67C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFA67C

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:

How #EFA67C 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 #EFA67C 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

← #EFA67B  ·  #EFA67D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFA67C?

#EFA67C is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 166, 124). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFA67C?

#EFA67C is RGB 239, 166, 124 — HSL 22°, 78%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 48%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFA67C?

Its complement is #7BC4EF; analogous partners are #EF7B8B and #EFDF7B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFA67C for text?

Black text on #EFA67C has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.