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#EFAC2E — Vivid Orange

#EFAC2E 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 #EFAC2E 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.

#EFAC2E 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 #2E72EF; it also sits naturally between #EF4B2E and #D2EF2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFAC2E · RGB 239, 172, 46

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Color values

HEX#EFAC2E
RGB239, 172, 46
HSL39°, 86%, 56%
HSV39°, 81%, 94%
CMYK0%, 28%, 81%, 6%
XYZ50.84, 48.05, 9.18
Yxy48.05, 0.4704, 0.4446
CIE-Lab74.86, 14.25, 68.95
Hunter Lab69.32, 13.52, 38.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 81% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFAC2E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFAC2E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFAC2E

.text { color: #EFAC2E; }
.background { background-color: #EFAC2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAC2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 172, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 86%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAC2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 172, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAC2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 172, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFAC2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAC2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFAC2E

#EEA217#DA9410#BE800E#A6700C#8E600B#775009#5F4007#422D05#2B1D03#130D01

Tints of #EFAC2E

#F1B341#F2BB54#F4C267#F5CA7A#F6D28D#F8D9A0#F9E1B3#FBE8C6#FCF0D9#FEF7EC

Tones of #EFAC2E

#E2A83C#D3A34A#C69F58#B89B65#AB9773#9C9381

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E72EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFAC2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAC2E

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 #EFAC2E: ·

How #EFAC2E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D2D14CDeuteranopia · #D6DB54Tritanopia · #EC656A

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 #EFAC2E rather than the exact color:

Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Palette Efb036
#EFB036 · #3B6790 · #23486A · #4C7B8B
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Burning Ruby
#4F7D32 · #FFD16A · #F5B52E · #D9361E
Tender Horizon
#0C1A1F · #92FE0F · #3EF943 · #FAA931

Similar colors

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

#EEA727#EFB036#E6AF2E#E6AD32#F5B52E#FAA931#F9B033#FAB12F#E4B028#FAA533#FBA834#E6B325

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFAC2D  ·  #EFAC2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFAC2E?

#EFAC2E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 172, 46). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAC2E?

#EFAC2E is RGB 239, 172, 46 — HSL 39°, 86%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 81%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFAC2E?

Its complement is #2E72EF; analogous partners are #EF4B2E and #D2EF2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFAC2E for text?

Black text on #EFAC2E has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.