Palettes / Colors / #EFB8A3

#EFB8A3 — Light Orange

#EFB8A3 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#EFB8A3 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4DAEF; it also sits naturally between #EFA4B4 and #EFDFA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 72% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 32% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFB8A3

.text { color: #EFB8A3; }
.background { background-color: #EFB8A3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB8A3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 184, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB8A3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 184, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB8A3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 184, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB8A3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB8A3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFB8A3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4DAEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFB8A3: #000000.

How #EFB8A3 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFB8A3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFB8A2  ·  #EFB8A4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB8A3?

#EFB8A3 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 184, 163). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB8A3?

#EFB8A3 is RGB 239, 184, 163 — HSL 17°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 32%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB8A3?

Its complement is #A4DAEF; analogous partners are #EFA4B4 and #EFDFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB8A3 for text?

Black text on #EFB8A3 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.