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#EFB034 — Vivid Orange

#EFB034 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 #EFB034 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.

#EFB034 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 #3472EF; it also sits naturally between #EF5334 and #CFEF34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFB034 · RGB 239, 176, 52

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Color values

HEX#EFB034
RGB239, 176, 52
HSL40°, 85%, 57%
HSV40°, 78%, 94%
CMYK0%, 26%, 78%, 6%
XYZ51.74, 49.65, 10.11
Yxy49.65, 0.4641, 0.4453
CIE-Lab75.85, 12.34, 67.82
Hunter Lab70.46, 11.71, 38.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 69% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 78% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFB034 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFB034 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFB034

.text { color: #EFB034; }
.background { background-color: #EFB034; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB034; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 176, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 85%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB034; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 176, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB034; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 176, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB034">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB034">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFB034

#EDA71D#D99712#C18610#AA760E#92650C#76520A#5E4108#473106#2A1D03#130D02

Tints of #EFB034

#F0B847#F2BF5A#F3C66D#F5CE80#F6D592#F7DAA1#F9E2B4#FAE9C6#FCF0D9#FDF8EC

Tones of #EFB034

#E1AC41#D4A84E#C7A35C#B99F6A#AC9A77#9F9684

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3472EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFB034: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFB034

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 #EFB034: ·

How #EFB034 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D352Deuteranopia · #D7DC59Tritanopia · #EC6A6F

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 yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFB034 rather than the exact color:

Palette Efb036
#EFB036 · #3B6790 · #23486A · #4C7B8B
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Burning Ruby
#4F7D32 · #FFD16A · #F5B52E · #D9361E
Amber Ruby Cinder
#991D0B · #D38A42 · #F9B033 · #F2D394
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette 758a93
#758A93 · #ECD5BC · #E9B63B · #C66E52

Similar colors

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

#EFB036#E6AD32#F5B52E#F9B033#E6AF2E#E9B63B#E7B737#F9B637#FAB12F#FAB532#FAA931#FCAD38

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFB033  ·  #EFB035 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB034?

#EFB034 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 176, 52). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB034?

#EFB034 is RGB 239, 176, 52 — HSL 40°, 85%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 78%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB034?

Its complement is #3472EF; analogous partners are #EF5334 and #CFEF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB034 for text?

Black text on #EFB034 has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.