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#EFB239 — Vivid Orange

#EFB239 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 #EFB239 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.

#EFB239 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 #3976EF; it also sits naturally between #EF5739 and #D1EF39. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFB239 · RGB 239, 178, 57

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Color values

HEX#EFB239
RGB239, 178, 57
HSL40°, 85%, 58%
HSV40°, 76%, 94%
CMYK0%, 26%, 76%, 6%
XYZ52.26, 50.49, 10.86
Yxy50.49, 0.4600, 0.4444
CIE-Lab76.37, 11.47, 66.50
Hunter Lab71.05, 10.90, 38.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 70% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 76% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFB239 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFB239 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFB239

.text { color: #EFB239; }
.background { background-color: #EFB239; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB239; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 178, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 85%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB239; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 178, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB239; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 178, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB239">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB239">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFB239

#EDA921#DE9A12#C68910#AA760E#92650C#7B550A#5E4108#473106#2A1D03#130D02

Tints of #EFB239

#F0BA4C#F2C15F#F3C66D#F5CE80#F6D592#F8DCA5#F9E4B8#FAE9C6#FCF0D9#FDF8EC

Tones of #EFB239

#E2AE46#D5AA53#C8A55F#BAA16D#AE9C7A#A19887

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3976EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.89:1 Fails
Against black text11.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFB239: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFB239

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 #EFB239: ·

How #EFB239 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D456Deuteranopia · #D8DD5DTritanopia · #EC6D72

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFB239 rather than the exact color:

Palette Efb036
#EFB036 · #3B6790 · #23486A · #4C7B8B
Palette 758a93
#758A93 · #ECD5BC · #E9B63B · #C66E52
Wild Voyage
#C68A18 · #E7B737 · #5387EA · #B2C0F1
Palette 360185
#360185 · #8F0177 · #DE1A58 · #F4B342
Palette E73f1e
#E73F1E · #FB6C00 · #F9B637 · #FFDD9C
Amber Ruby Cinder
#991D0B · #D38A42 · #F9B033 · #F2D394

Similar colors

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

#EFB036#E9B63B#E7B737#F4B342#F9B637#F9B033#F6AC41#E6AD32#F5B52E#FAB532#FCB53B#FCAD38

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFB238  ·  #EFB23A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB239?

#EFB239 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 178, 57). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB239?

#EFB239 is RGB 239, 178, 57 — HSL 40°, 85%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 76%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB239?

Its complement is #3976EF; analogous partners are #EF5739 and #D1EF39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB239 for text?

Black text on #EFB239 has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.