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#EFBB63 — Light Vivid Orange

#EFBB63 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 #EFBB63 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.

#EFBB63 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 #6296EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7562 and #DCEF62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBB63 · RGB 239, 187, 99

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Color values

HEX#EFBB63
RGB239, 187, 99
HSL38°, 81%, 66%
HSV38°, 59%, 94%
CMYK0%, 22%, 59%, 6%
XYZ55.62, 54.79, 19.45
Yxy54.79, 0.4283, 0.4219
CIE-Lab78.92, 9.07, 51.02
Hunter Lab74.02, 8.67, 33.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 73% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 59% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBB63 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBB63 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBB63

.text { color: #EFBB63; }
.background { background-color: #EFBB63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBB63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 187, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 81%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBB63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 187, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBB63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 187, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBB63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBB63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBB63

#ECAF46#E9A32B#D99217#BD7F14#A26D11#865A0E#6A470B#4A3208#2E1F05#120C02

Tints of #EFBB63

#F0C170#F1C77E#F3CD8C#F4D399#F6D9A7#F7DFB5#F9E5C3#FAEBD1#FCF1DF#FDF7ED

Tones of #EFBB63

#E4B86C#DBB676#D0B380#C7B08A#BCAE94#B3AB9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6296EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.76:1 Fails
Against black text11.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBB63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBB63

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 #EFBB63: ·

How #EFBB63 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D878Deuteranopia · #DCDF7DTritanopia · #EC898D

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 #EFBB63 rather than the exact color:

Palette 064635
#064635 · #519259 · #F0BB62 · #F4EEA9
Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Palette Ec8f5e
#EC8F5E · #F3B664 · #F1EB90 · #9FBB73
Palette A5cf83
#A5CF83 · #F0E76F · #ECB65F · #E89951
Palette E89951
#E89951 · #ECB65F · #F0E76F · #A5CF83
Palette 041c32
#041C32 · #04293A · #064663 · #ECB365

Similar colors

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

#F0BB62#F3B95F#F3B664#ECB65F#ECB365#EABE6C#ECC35C#F2C46A#F5C16C#E8B86D#F8C463#E9C46A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBB62  ·  #EFBB64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBB63?

#EFBB63 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 187, 99). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBB63?

#EFBB63 is RGB 239, 187, 99 — HSL 38°, 81%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 59%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBB63?

Its complement is #6296EF; analogous partners are #EF7562 and #DCEF62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBB63 for text?

Black text on #EFBB63 has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.