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#EFB352 — Vivid Orange

#EFB352 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 #EFB352 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.

#EFB352 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 #528EEF; it also sits naturally between #EF6552 and #DDEF52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFB352 · RGB 239, 179, 82

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Color values

HEX#EFB352
RGB239, 179, 82
HSL37°, 83%, 63%
HSV37°, 66%, 94%
CMYK0%, 25%, 66%, 6%
XYZ53.24, 51.20, 15.06
Yxy51.20, 0.4455, 0.4285
CIE-Lab76.80, 12.16, 56.57
Hunter Lab71.55, 11.60, 35.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 70% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 66% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFB352 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFB352 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFB352

.text { color: #EFB352; }
.background { background-color: #EFB352; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB352; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 179, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB352; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 179, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB352; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 179, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB352">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB352">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFB352

#ECA736#EA9A1A#D28914#B67711#9F670F#83550C#67430A#4B3107#2F1E04#130C02

Tints of #EFB352

#F0B960#F2C173#F3C781#F5CE8F#F6D6A2#F8DCB0#F9E2BE#FAE8CC#FCF1DE#FDF7EC

Tones of #EFB352

#E4B05E#D8AE69#CDAB74#C3A97F#B7A68A#ACA395

Color harmonies

Complementary — #528EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFB352: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFB352

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 #EFB352: ·

How #EFB352 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D469Deuteranopia · #D9DD6FTritanopia · #EC7C80

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 yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFB352 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Cinder
#E5237B · #D31D2D · #E79777 · #EEB853
Radiant Ruby
#FEF3E2 · #F4AE52 · #D4621A · #2A1A0E
Palette C1ebe9
#C1EBE9 · #FFF7C5 · #F4AE52 · #4F252E
Palette 8cb9bd
#8CB9BD · #FEFBF6 · #ECB159 · #B67352
Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Palette F3e9dc
#F3E9DC · #D96F32 · #C75D2C · #F8B259

Similar colors

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

#EEB853#F4AE52#ECB159#F3A953#F8B259#ECB047#F7B349#E8BD54#F8B64A#EFBE4C#FBB14E#E9AD48

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFB351  ·  #EFB353 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB352?

#EFB352 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 179, 82). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB352?

#EFB352 is RGB 239, 179, 82 — HSL 37°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 66%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB352?

Its complement is #528EEF; analogous partners are #EF6552 and #DDEF52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB352 for text?

Black text on #EFB352 has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.