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#EFB652 — Vivid Orange

#EFB652 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 #EFB652 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.

#EFB652 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 #528CEF; it also sits naturally between #EF6752 and #DAEF52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFB652 · RGB 239, 182, 82

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Color values

HEX#EFB652
RGB239, 182, 82
HSL38°, 83%, 63%
HSV38°, 66%, 94%
CMYK0%, 24%, 66%, 6%
XYZ53.85, 52.42, 15.26
Yxy52.42, 0.4431, 0.4313
CIE-Lab77.53, 10.58, 57.37
Hunter Lab72.40, 10.09, 35.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 71% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 66% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFB652 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFB652 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFB652

.text { color: #EFB652; }
.background { background-color: #EFB652; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB652; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 182, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB652; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 182, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB652; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 182, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB652">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB652">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFB652

#ECAA36#EA9E1A#D28C14#B67911#9F6A0F#83570C#67450A#4B3207#2F1F04#130C02

Tints of #EFB652

#F0BB60#F2C373#F3C981#F5CF8F#F6D7A2#F8DDB0#F9E3BE#FAE9CC#FCF1DE#FDF7EC

Tones of #EFB652

#E4B35E#D8AF69#CDAC74#C3AA7F#B7A78A#ACA495

Color harmonies

Complementary — #528CEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.83:1 Fails
Against black text11.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFB652: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFB652

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 #EFB652: ·

How #EFB652 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D66ADeuteranopia · #DADE70Tritanopia · #EC7D82

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 #EFB652 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Cinder
#E5237B · #D31D2D · #E79777 · #EEB853
Palette 8cb9bd
#8CB9BD · #FEFBF6 · #ECB159 · #B67352
Radiant Ruby
#FEF3E2 · #F4AE52 · #D4621A · #2A1A0E
Palette C1ebe9
#C1EBE9 · #FFF7C5 · #F4AE52 · #4F252E
Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6
Scarlet Whisper
#E8BD54 · #BDD834 · #49A212 · #3FDA49

Similar colors

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

#EEB853#ECB159#F4AE52#EFBE4C#E8BD54#EFC151#F8B64A#F8B259#F7B349#ECB047#ECB65F#FBB14E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFB651  ·  #EFB653 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB652?

#EFB652 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 182, 82). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB652?

#EFB652 is RGB 239, 182, 82 — HSL 38°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 66%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB652?

Its complement is #528CEF; analogous partners are #EF6752 and #DAEF52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB652 for text?

Black text on #EFB652 has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.