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#EFAA34 — Vivid Orange

#EFAA34 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 #EFAA34 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.

#EFAA34 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 #3478EF; it also sits naturally between #EF4D34 and #D6EF34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFAA34 · RGB 239, 170, 52

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Color values

HEX#EFAA34
RGB239, 170, 52
HSL38°, 85%, 57%
HSV38°, 78%, 94%
CMYK0%, 29%, 78%, 6%
XYZ50.59, 47.35, 9.72
Yxy47.35, 0.4699, 0.4398
CIE-Lab74.41, 15.51, 66.49
Hunter Lab68.81, 14.73, 37.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 78% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFAA34 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFAA34 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFAA34

.text { color: #EFAA34; }
.background { background-color: #EFAA34; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAA34; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 170, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 85%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAA34; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 170, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAA34; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 170, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFAA34">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAA34">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFAA34

#EDA01D#D99012#C18010#AA710E#92610C#764E0A#5E3F08#472F06#2A1C03#130D02

Tints of #EFAA34

#F0B247#F2BA5A#F3C26D#F5CA80#F6D292#F7D8A1#F9DFB4#FAE7C6#FCEFD9#FDF7EC

Tones of #EFAA34

#E1A741#D4A34E#C7A05C#B99C6A#AC9877#9F9584

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3478EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFAA34: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAA34

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 #EFAA34: ·

How #EFAA34 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D1D151Deuteranopia · #D5DA57Tritanopia · #EC676C

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 #EFAA34 rather than the exact color:

Palette Efb036
#EFB036 · #3B6790 · #23486A · #4C7B8B
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Tender Horizon
#0C1A1F · #92FE0F · #3EF943 · #FAA931
Amber Ruby Cinder
#991D0B · #D38A42 · #F9B033 · #F2D394
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette Ef7722
#EF7722 · #FAA533 · #EBEBEB · #0BA6DF

Similar colors

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

#EFB036#E6AD32#FAA931#F9B033#E6AF2E#FAA533#FBA834#EEA727#ECA03D#F5B52E#FCAD38#FAB12F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFAA33  ·  #EFAA35 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFAA34?

#EFAA34 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 170, 52). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAA34?

#EFAA34 is RGB 239, 170, 52 — HSL 38°, 85%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 78%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFAA34?

Its complement is #3478EF; analogous partners are #EF4D34 and #D6EF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFAA34 for text?

Black text on #EFAA34 has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.