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#EFB95C — Vivid Orange

#EFB95C 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 #EFB95C 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.

#EFB95C 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 #5D92EF; it also sits naturally between #EF705D and #DBEF5D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFB95C · RGB 239, 185, 92

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Color values

HEX#EFB95C
RGB239, 185, 92
HSL38°, 82%, 65%
HSV38°, 62%, 94%
CMYK0%, 23%, 62%, 6%
XYZ54.88, 53.82, 17.62
Yxy53.82, 0.4344, 0.4261
CIE-Lab78.36, 9.63, 53.69
Hunter Lab73.36, 9.20, 34.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 73% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 62% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFB95C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFB95C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFB95C

.text { color: #EFB95C; }
.background { background-color: #EFB95C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB95C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 185, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 82%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB95C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 185, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB95C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 185, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB95C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB95C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFB95C

#ECAD41#E9A125#DA9216#BE7F13#A26D10#82570D#66440A#4A3207#2E1F05#130C02

Tints of #EFB95C

#F0BF6A#F2C578#F3CB86#F4D194#F6D9A7#F8DFB5#F9E5C3#FAEBD1#FCF1DF#FDF7EC

Tones of #EFB95C

#E4B667#DAB471#D0B17C#C5AE87#BAAB91#B0A99B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D92EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.79:1 Fails
Against black text11.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFB95C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFB95C

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 #EFB95C: ·

How #EFB95C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D773Deuteranopia · #DBDF78Tritanopia · #EC8488

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 #EFB95C rather than the exact color:

Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Palette A5cf83
#A5CF83 · #F0E76F · #ECB65F · #E89951
Palette E89951
#E89951 · #ECB65F · #F0E76F · #A5CF83
Palette 064635
#064635 · #519259 · #F0BB62 · #F4EEA9
Palette 8cb9bd
#8CB9BD · #FEFBF6 · #ECB159 · #B67352
Dreamy Cinder
#E5237B · #D31D2D · #E79777 · #EEB853

Similar colors

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

#F3B95F#ECB65F#F0BB62#ECB159#EEB853#F3B664#ECC35C#FAB95B#ECB365#E8BD54#F8B259#EFC151

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFB95B  ·  #EFB95D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB95C?

#EFB95C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 185, 92). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB95C?

#EFB95C is RGB 239, 185, 92 — HSL 38°, 82%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 62%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB95C?

Its complement is #5D92EF; analogous partners are #EF705D and #DBEF5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB95C for text?

Black text on #EFB95C has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.