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#EFAC4E — Vivid Orange

#EFAC4E 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 #EFAC4E 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.

#EFAC4E 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 #4E91EF; it also sits naturally between #EF5B4E and #E1EF4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFAC4E · RGB 239, 172, 78

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Color values

HEX#EFAC4E
RGB239, 172, 78
HSL35°, 83%, 62%
HSV35°, 67%, 94%
CMYK0%, 28%, 67%, 6%
XYZ51.72, 48.41, 13.82
Yxy48.41, 0.4539, 0.4248
CIE-Lab75.08, 15.63, 56.51
Hunter Lab69.57, 14.90, 34.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 67% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFAC4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFAC4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFAC4E

.text { color: #EFAC4E; }
.background { background-color: #EFAC4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAC4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 172, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAC4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 172, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAC4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 172, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFAC4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAC4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFAC4E

#EC9E32#E99116#D28314#B67111#9A600E#7E4E0C#623D09#4B2E07#2F1D04#130C02

Tints of #EFAC4E

#F0B25C#F2BB6E#F3C17C#F5CA8F#F6D19D#F7D7AB#F9E0BE#FAE7CC#FCF0DE#FDF6EC

Tones of #EFAC4E

#E3AA59#D7A865#CCA671#C1A47B#B5A287#AAA092

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E91EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.97:1 Fails
Against black text10.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFAC4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAC4E

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 #EFAC4E: ·

How #EFAC4E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D2D165Deuteranopia · #D6DB6ATritanopia · #EC777B

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 #EFAC4E rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby
#FEF3E2 · #F4AE52 · #D4621A · #2A1A0E
Palette C1ebe9
#C1EBE9 · #FFF7C5 · #F4AE52 · #4F252E
Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28
Smoky Meadow
#E9AD48 · #C8E055 · #5CD72C · #60DC81
Tranquil Monsoon
#ECB047 · #98CB0F · #6BF05D · #11D87C

Similar colors

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

#F4AE52#F3A953#EAA64D#E9AD48#ECB047#F4A548#FAAD4E#F7B349#F0A04B#ECB159#F8B046#FBB14E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFAC4D  ·  #EFAC4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFAC4E?

#EFAC4E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 172, 78). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAC4E?

#EFAC4E is RGB 239, 172, 78 — HSL 35°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 67%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFAC4E?

Its complement is #4E91EF; analogous partners are #EF5B4E and #E1EF4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFAC4E for text?

Black text on #EFAC4E has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.