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#EFBB83 — Light Orange

#EFBB83 is a orange color we call Light 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 #EFBB83 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.

#EFBB83 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 #85B8EF; it also sits naturally between #EF8785 and #EDEF85. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBB83 · RGB 239, 187, 131

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Color values

HEX#EFBB83
RGB239, 187, 131
HSL31°, 77%, 73%
HSV31°, 45%, 94%
CMYK0%, 22%, 45%, 6%
XYZ57.46, 55.53, 29.16
Yxy55.53, 0.4042, 0.3906
CIE-Lab79.35, 11.81, 35.47
Hunter Lab74.52, 11.40, 25.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 73% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 45% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBB83 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBB83 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBB83

.text { color: #EFBB83; }
.background { background-color: #EFBB83; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBB83; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 187, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 77%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBB83; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 187, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBB83; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 187, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBB83">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBB83">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBB83

#EBAB66#E79946#E38826#CB761A#B06617#905413#71410F#512F0B#321D06#120A02

Tints of #EFBB83

#F0C18E#F2C89C#F3CDA5#F4D2AE#F6DABB#F7DFC4#F9E4CD#FAE9D6#FBF0E4#FDF5ED

Tones of #EFBB83

#E8BC8D#E0BB94#D8BB9C#D1BBA3#C9BBAB#C2BAB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #85B8EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.73:1 Fails
Against black text12.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBB83: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBB83

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 #EFBB83: ·

How #EFBB83 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D891Deuteranopia · #DCDF94Tritanopia · #EC9B9E

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 #EFBB83 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Voyage
#CF6B49 · #EAC083 · #D7CA2D · #B2D254
Dusty Ruby Canyon
#BF144C · #DD4530 · #E9BB7D · #CACF27
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B
Palette 007065
#007065 · #00A79D · #F5C181 · #FFEECF
Palette 001f3d
#001F3D · #ED985F · #F7B980 · #E6E6E6
Palette 527853
#527853 · #F9E8D9 · #F7B787 · #EE7214

Similar colors

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

#EAC083#E9BB7D#F2BB7B#F5C181#F7B980#F7B787#E9B384#F8BD7F#F3BE7A#F0BB78#F4B183#F2C18D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBB82  ·  #EFBB84 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBB83?

#EFBB83 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 187, 131). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBB83?

#EFBB83 is RGB 239, 187, 131 — HSL 31°, 77%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 45%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBB83?

Its complement is #85B8EF; analogous partners are #EF8785 and #EDEF85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBB83 for text?

Black text on #EFBB83 has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.