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#EFAA29 — Vivid Orange

#EFAA29 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 #EFAA29 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.

#EFAA29 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 #2A6FEF; it also sits naturally between #EF472A and #D1EF2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFAA29 · RGB 239, 170, 41

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Color values

HEX#EFAA29
RGB239, 170, 41
HSL39°, 86%, 55%
HSV39°, 83%, 94%
CMYK0%, 29%, 83%, 6%
XYZ50.37, 47.26, 8.57
Yxy47.26, 0.4743, 0.4450
CIE-Lab74.36, 15.16, 70.09
Hunter Lab68.75, 14.38, 38.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 83% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFAA29 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFAA29 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFAA29

.text { color: #EFAA29; }
.background { background-color: #EFAA29; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAA29; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 170, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 86%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAA29; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 170, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAA29; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 170, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFAA29">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAA29">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFAA29

#EDA012#D59010#BE800E#A6700C#8E600B#724D09#5A3D07#422D05#2B1D03#130D01

Tints of #EFAA29

#F0B13D#F2B950#F3C162#F5C875#F6D28D#F8D9A0#F9E1B3#FBE8C6#FCF0D9#FEF7EC

Tones of #EFAA29

#E1A637#D2A146#C49D54#B79962#A99570#9A907E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A6FEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFAA29: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAA29

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 #EFAA29: ·

How #EFAA29 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D1D148Deuteranopia · #D5DA50Tritanopia · #EC6166

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 Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFAA29 rather than the exact color:

Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette 0b1849
#0B1849 · #124D1C · #E4B028 · #EBEDE3
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Palette 61481c
#61481C · #A47E3B · #BF9742 · #E6B325
Burning Ruby
#4F7D32 · #FFD16A · #F5B52E · #D9361E

Similar colors

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

#EEA727#E6AF2E#E4B028#E6AD32#E6B325#F5B52E#FAA931#F8A321#EFB036#FAB12F#FDA625#FEAA2B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFAA28  ·  #EFAA2A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFAA29?

#EFAA29 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 170, 41). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAA29?

#EFAA29 is RGB 239, 170, 41 — HSL 39°, 86%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 83%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFAA29?

Its complement is #2A6FEF; analogous partners are #EF472A and #D1EF2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFAA29 for text?

Black text on #EFAA29 has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.