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#EFBCA2 — Light Orange

#EFBCA2 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 #EFBCA2 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.

#EFBCA2 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 #A3D6EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA3B0 and #EFE3A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBCA2 · RGB 239, 188, 162

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Color values

HEX#EFBCA2
RGB239, 188, 162
HSL20°, 71%, 79%
HSV20°, 32%, 94%
CMYK0%, 21%, 32%, 6%
XYZ60.10, 56.93, 42.00
Yxy56.93, 0.3779, 0.3580
CIE-Lab80.14, 14.77, 20.16
Hunter Lab75.45, 14.41, 16.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 32% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBCA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBCA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBCA2

.text { color: #EFBCA2; }
.background { background-color: #EFBCA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBCA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 188, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 71%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBCA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 188, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBCA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 188, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBCA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBCA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBCA2

#EAA785#E48D62#DF7743#D65F24#B7521F#944219#763514#53250E#341709#110803

Tints of #EFBCA2

#F1C3AC#F2C6B1#F3CDB9#F5D3C2#F6D9CB#F7DCCF#F8E3D8#FAE9E0#FBECE5#FCF2EE

Tones of #EFBCA2

#EABFA9#E5C0AE#DFC2B3#DAC4B9#D4C6BF#CFC8C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3D6EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBCA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBCA2

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 #EFBCA2: ·

How #EFBCA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8A8Deuteranopia · #DCE0AATritanopia · #ECADAE

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBCA2 rather than the exact color:

Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3
Palette Faf3e0
#FAF3E0 · #EABF9F · #B68973 · #1E212D
Palette Efbc9b
#EFBC9B · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Wild Solace
#0C648C · #398BEE · #EE733B · #F0C09C
Hidden Drift
#BA130E · #E02206 · #F16344 · #E9C1A0
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE

Similar colors

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

#EBB7A3#EABF9F#EFBC9B#F0C09C#E9C1A0#E6BAA3#EBC49F#E9B5A5#ECB4A7#F5B89B#F0B4A8#E6B9A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBCA1  ·  #EFBCA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBCA2?

#EFBCA2 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 188, 162). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBCA2?

#EFBCA2 is RGB 239, 188, 162 — HSL 20°, 71%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 32%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBCA2?

Its complement is #A3D6EF; analogous partners are #EFA3B0 and #EFE3A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBCA2 for text?

Black text on #EFBCA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.