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#EFBB89 — Light Orange

#EFBB89 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 #EFBB89 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.

#EFBB89 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 #8ABEEF; it also sits naturally between #EF8A8C and #EFED8A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBB89 · RGB 239, 187, 137

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Color values

HEX#EFBB89
RGB239, 187, 137
HSL29°, 76%, 74%
HSV29°, 43%, 94%
CMYK0%, 22%, 43%, 6%
XYZ57.88, 55.70, 31.37
Yxy55.70, 0.3993, 0.3843
CIE-Lab79.44, 12.43, 32.46
Hunter Lab74.63, 12.01, 24.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 73% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 43% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBB89 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBB89 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBB89

.text { color: #EFBB89; }
.background { background-color: #EFBB89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBB89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 187, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBB89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 187, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBB89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 187, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBB89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBB89">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBB89

#EBA96B#E7964B#E2842C#CE721C#AF6118#905014#703E0F#512D0B#311B07#120A02

Tints of #EFBB89

#F0C093#F2C59C#F3CDAA#F5D3B3#F6D8BC#F7DDC5#F8E2CE#FAEADB#FBEFE4#FDF5ED

Tones of #EFBB89

#E8BB92#E1BC99#D9BCA0#D3BCA7#CBBCAE#C4BCB5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ABEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.73:1 Fails
Against black text12.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBB89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBB89

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 #EFBB89: ·

How #EFBB89 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D895Deuteranopia · #DCDF98Tritanopia · #EC9FA1

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBB89 rather than the exact color:

Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D
Palette 527853
#527853 · #F9E8D9 · #F7B787 · #EE7214
Lucky Voyage
#CF6B49 · #EAC083 · #D7CA2D · #B2D254
Palette B82132
#B82132 · #D2665A · #F2B28C · #F6DED8
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #D4E2D4 · #ECB390 · #DF7861
Palette 94b49f
#94B49F · #CEE5D0 · #FCF8E8 · #ECB390

Similar colors

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

#F2C18D#F7B787#EAC083#F2B28C#ECB390#E9B384#EEC391#ECB994#F5C181#EAC192#F7B980#E4C087

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBB88  ·  #EFBB8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBB89?

#EFBB89 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 187, 137). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBB89?

#EFBB89 is RGB 239, 187, 137 — HSL 29°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 43%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBB89?

Its complement is #8ABEEF; analogous partners are #EF8A8C and #EFED8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBB89 for text?

Black text on #EFBB89 has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.