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#EFB280 — Light Vivid Orange

#EFB280 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EFB280 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.

#EFB280 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 #80BDEF; it also sits naturally between #EF8085 and #EFEA80. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFB280 · RGB 239, 178, 128

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Color values

HEX#EFB280
RGB239, 178, 128
HSL27°, 78%, 72%
HSV27°, 46%, 94%
CMYK0%, 26%, 46%, 6%
XYZ55.41, 51.75, 27.49
Yxy51.75, 0.4115, 0.3843
CIE-Lab77.13, 16.27, 34.16
Hunter Lab71.94, 15.70, 24.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 70% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 46% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFB280 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFB280 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFB280

.text { color: #EFB280; }
.background { background-color: #EFB280; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB280; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 178, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 78%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB280; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 178, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB280; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 178, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB280">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB280">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFB280

#EB9F60#E78C40#E47B25#CC6A19#AC5915#8D4911#6D380D#522A0A#321A06#120902

Tints of #EFB280

#F0B889#F2C097#F3C5A0#F5CEAD#F6D3B6#F7D9BF#F9E1CD#FAE6D6#FCEFE4#FDF4ED

Tones of #EFB280

#E7B388#E0B490#D8B497#CFB5A0#C7B6A8#BFB7B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80BDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFB280: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFB280

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 #EFB280: ·

How #EFB280 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D48CDeuteranopia · #D8DD8FTritanopia · #EC9698

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFB280 rather than the exact color:

Palette F7ffba
#F7FFBA · #F7E39C · #EBAF81 · #DA8067
Palette Fff2cc
#FFF2CC · #FFD966 · #F4B183 · #DFA67B
Palette A1ccd1
#A1CCD1 · #F4F2DE · #E9B384 · #7C9D96
Palette 493323
#493323 · #91684A · #EAAC7F · #FFDF91
Palette F5b17b
#F5B17B · #4E709D · #89A4C7 · #CDD5E0
Palette 2d3250
#2D3250 · #424769 · #7077A1 · #F6B17A

Similar colors

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

#EBAF81#F4B183#E9B384#EAAC7F#F5B17B#F6B17A#F6AD7B#ECB176#F7B980#F2BB7B#E9BB7D#F7B787

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFB27F  ·  #EFB281 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB280?

#EFB280 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 178, 128). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB280?

#EFB280 is RGB 239, 178, 128 — HSL 27°, 78%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 46%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB280?

Its complement is #80BDEF; analogous partners are #EF8085 and #EFEA80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB280 for text?

Black text on #EFB280 has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.