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#EFB672 — Light Vivid Orange

#EFB672 is a orange color we call Light 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 #EFB672 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.

#EFB672 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 #71AAEF; it also sits naturally between #EF7771 and #E9EF71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFB672 · RGB 239, 182, 114

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Color values

HEX#EFB672
RGB239, 182, 114
HSL33°, 80%, 69%
HSV33°, 52%, 94%
CMYK0%, 24%, 52%, 6%
XYZ55.36, 53.02, 23.24
Yxy53.02, 0.4206, 0.4028
CIE-Lab77.89, 12.88, 42.36
Hunter Lab72.82, 12.37, 29.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 71% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 52% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFB672 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFB672 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFB672

.text { color: #EFB672; }
.background { background-color: #EFB672; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB672; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 182, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB672; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 182, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB672; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 182, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB672">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB672">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFB672

#ECA855#E99835#E68A19#C57616#AA6613#8A530F#6E420C#4E2F09#321E06#120B02

Tints of #EFB672

#F1BD7E#F2C288#F3C995#F5D0A3#F6D7B1#F7DCBA#F9E3C8#FAEAD6#FBEFDF#FDF6ED

Tones of #EFB672

#E6B579#DDB483#D4B48C#CBB395#C2B29E#B9B1A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #71AAEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.81:1 Fails
Against black text11.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFB672: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFB672

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 #EFB672: ·

How #EFB672 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D682Deuteranopia · #DADE86Tritanopia · #EC8F92

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 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFB672 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Mirage
#86430F · #EFB773 · #1882D5 · #9DBEEE
Maroon Blossom
#6D071A · #A63D40 · #E9B872 · #F6E7D8
Gentle Ruby Voyage
#A45A15 · #EDBC72 · #2487E3 · #C7E0F4
Palette 6f4e37
#6F4E37 · #A67B5B · #ECB176 · #FED8B1
Palette Fff0dc
#FFF0DC · #F0BB78 · #543A14 · #131010
Palette F5f7f8
#F5F7F8 · #FCDE70 · #E8B86D · #185519

Similar colors

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

#EFB773#E9B872#EDBC72#ECB176#F0BB78#E8B86D#EFB06A#F9B572#F2BB7B#E5BA73#E5B46E#E5B876

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFB671  ·  #EFB673 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB672?

#EFB672 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 182, 114). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB672?

#EFB672 is RGB 239, 182, 114 — HSL 33°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 52%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB672?

Its complement is #71AAEF; analogous partners are #EF7771 and #E9EF71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB672 for text?

Black text on #EFB672 has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.