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#EFBB65 — Light Vivid Orange

#EFBB65 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 #EFBB65 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.

#EFBB65 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 #679BEF; it also sits naturally between #EF7767 and #DFEF67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBB65 · RGB 239, 187, 101

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Color values

HEX#EFBB65
RGB239, 187, 101
HSL37°, 81%, 67%
HSV37°, 58%, 94%
CMYK0%, 22%, 58%, 6%
XYZ55.72, 54.83, 19.96
Yxy54.83, 0.4269, 0.4201
CIE-Lab78.94, 9.22, 50.08
Hunter Lab74.05, 8.82, 33.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 73% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 58% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBB65 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBB65 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBB65

.text { color: #EFBB65; }
.background { background-color: #EFBB65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBB65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 187, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 81%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBB65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 187, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBB65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 187, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBB65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBB65">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBB65

#ECAE4B#E9A02B#DE9217#C27F14#A66D11#86580E#6A460B#4E3408#2E1E05#120C02

Tints of #EFBB65

#F0C175#F2C782#F3CD90#F5D49E#F6DAAC#F7DEB5#F9E4C3#FAEAD1#FCF1DF#FDF7ED

Tones of #EFBB65

#E5B871#DCB67A#D2B484#C8B28D#BEAF97#B5ADA1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #679BEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.75:1 Fails
Against black text11.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBB65: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBB65

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 #EFBB65: ·

How #EFBB65 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D87ADeuteranopia · #DCDF7FTritanopia · #EC8A8E

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 #EFBB65 rather than the exact color:

Palette 064635
#064635 · #519259 · #F0BB62 · #F4EEA9
Palette Ec8f5e
#EC8F5E · #F3B664 · #F1EB90 · #9FBB73
Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
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#F3B664#F3B95F#ECB65F#ECB365#EABE6C#F2C46A#F5C16C#E8B86D#F1C36D#E9C46A#EFB06A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBB64  ·  #EFBB66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBB65?

#EFBB65 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 187, 101). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBB65?

#EFBB65 is RGB 239, 187, 101 — HSL 37°, 81%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 58%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBB65?

Its complement is #679BEF; analogous partners are #EF7767 and #DFEF67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBB65 for text?

Black text on #EFBB65 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.