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#EFBBAC — Light Orange

#EFBBAC is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EFBBAC 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.

#EFBBAC is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEE1EF; it also sits naturally between #EFAEC0 and #EFDDAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBBAC · RGB 239, 187, 172

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Color values

HEX#EFBBAC
RGB239, 187, 172
HSL13°, 68%, 81%
HSV13°, 28%, 94%
CMYK0%, 22%, 28%, 6%
XYZ60.81, 56.87, 46.80
Yxy56.87, 0.3697, 0.3457
CIE-Lab80.11, 16.60, 14.76
Hunter Lab75.41, 16.26, 12.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFBBAC

.text { color: #EFBBAC; }
.background { background-color: #EFBBAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBBAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 187, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 68%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBBAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 187, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBBAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 187, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFBBAC

#E9A08B#E3876D#DD6B4B#D64E29#B84323#96371D#742A16#511E10#33130A#110603

Tints of #EFBBAC

#F1C3B6#F2C6BA#F4CEC3#F4D1C7#F6D8D0#F7DCD4#F8E3DD#F9E6E1#FBEDEA#FCF1EE

Tones of #EFBBAC

#EBBFB2#E6C1B7#E1C4BC#DDC7C0#D8C9C5#D3CCCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEE1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBBAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBBAC

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 #EFBBAC: ·

How #EFBBAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D8B0Deuteranopia · #DCDFB1Tritanopia · #ECB2B3

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#F0B4A8#EEC3AE#EEB3B0#ECB4A7#F3C4AA#EDB1AE#EFB1A9#EBB7A3#E9B5A5#E6B9A6#F9C0AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBBAB  ·  #EFBBAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBBAC?

#EFBBAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 187, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBBAC?

#EFBBAC is RGB 239, 187, 172 — HSL 13°, 68%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 28%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBBAC?

Its complement is #AEE1EF; analogous partners are #EFAEC0 and #EFDDAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBBAC for text?

Black text on #EFBBAC has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.