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#EFBC90 — Light Orange

#EFBC90 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 #EFBC90 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.

#EFBC90 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 #8FC2EF; it also sits naturally between #EF8F93 and #EFEC8F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBC90 · RGB 239, 188, 144

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Color values

HEX#EFBC90
RGB239, 188, 144
HSL28°, 75%, 75%
HSV28°, 40%, 94%
CMYK0%, 21%, 40%, 6%
XYZ58.61, 56.33, 34.17
Yxy56.33, 0.3931, 0.3778
CIE-Lab79.80, 12.65, 29.26
Hunter Lab75.05, 12.26, 22.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 40% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBC90 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBC90 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBC90

.text { color: #EFBC90; }
.background { background-color: #EFBC90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBC90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 188, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 75%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBC90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 188, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBC90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 188, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBC90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBC90">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBC90

#EBA970#E69751#E28432#D2721E#B36119#8F4E14#703D10#502C0B#311B07#120A03

Tints of #EFBC90

#F0C198#F2C7A1#F3CCAA#F4D1B3#F6DAC1#F7DFC9#F9E4D2#FAEADB#FBEFE4#FCF4ED

Tones of #EFBC90

#E8BD96#E2BD9D#DBBDA4#D4BEAB#CDBEB2#C6BFB8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FC2EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBC90: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBC90

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 #EFBC90: ·

How #EFBC90 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D89BDeuteranopia · #DCE09DTritanopia · #ECA3A5

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 #EFBC90 rather than the exact color:

Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994
Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D
Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192
Palette Fcf5ed
#FCF5ED · #F4BF96 · #CE5A67 · #1F1717
Palette Ef9595
#EF9595 · #EFB495 · #EFD595 · #EBEF95

Similar colors

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

#ECB994#F2C18D#EEC391#EAC192#F4BF96#EFB495#ECB390#E6BA95#EFBC9B#F2B28C#E9C790#F0C09C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBC8F  ·  #EFBC91 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBC90?

#EFBC90 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 188, 144). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBC90?

#EFBC90 is RGB 239, 188, 144 — HSL 28°, 75%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 40%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBC90?

Its complement is #8FC2EF; analogous partners are #EF8F93 and #EFEC8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBC90 for text?

Black text on #EFBC90 has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.