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#EFBB7A — Light Vivid Orange

#EFBB7A is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EFBB7A 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.

#EFBB7A 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 #7BAFEF; it also sits naturally between #EF807B and #EAEF7B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBB7A · RGB 239, 187, 122

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Color values

HEX#EFBB7A
RGB239, 187, 122
HSL33°, 79%, 71%
HSV33°, 49%, 94%
CMYK0%, 22%, 49%, 6%
XYZ56.88, 55.30, 26.09
Yxy55.30, 0.4114, 0.3999
CIE-Lab79.21, 10.95, 39.94
Hunter Lab74.36, 10.54, 28.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 73% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 49% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBB7A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBB7A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBB7A

.text { color: #EFBB7A; }
.background { background-color: #EFBB7A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBB7A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 187, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 79%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBB7A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 187, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBB7A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 187, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBB7A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBB7A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBB7A

#ECAA5B#E99C3F#E58C1F#C97918#AD6914#8D5511#6E420D#4E2F09#321E06#120B02

Tints of #EFBB7A

#F1C288#F2C791#F4CE9F#F5D2A8#F6D9B6#F8DEBF#F9E5CD#FAEAD6#FCF1E4#FDF6ED

Tones of #EFBB7A

#E7BA83#DEB98C#D6B894#CEB89C#C6B7A4#BDB6AD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7BAFEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.74:1 Fails
Against black text12.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBB7A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBB7A

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 #EFBB7A: ·

How #EFBB7A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D88ADeuteranopia · #DCDF8ETritanopia · #EC9699

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 #EFBB7A rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff0dc
#FFF0DC · #F0BB78 · #543A14 · #131010
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B
Palette 3852b4
#3852B4 · #5E7AC4 · #F3BE7A · #F08D39
Dusty Ruby Canyon
#BF144C · #DD4530 · #E9BB7D · #CACF27
Scarlet Ruby Mirage
#86430F · #EFB773 · #1882D5 · #9DBEEE
Gentle Ruby Voyage
#A45A15 · #EDBC72 · #2487E3 · #C7E0F4

Similar colors

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

#F0BB78#F2BB7B#F3BE7A#E9BB7D#EFB773#EDBC72#F7B980#E9B872#F8BD7F#EEC373#F5C181#E4BB79

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBB79  ·  #EFBB7B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBB7A?

#EFBB7A is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 187, 122). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBB7A?

#EFBB7A is RGB 239, 187, 122 — HSL 33°, 79%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 49%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBB7A?

Its complement is #7BAFEF; analogous partners are #EF807B and #EAEF7B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBB7A for text?

Black text on #EFBB7A has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.