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#EFBCAA — Light Orange

#EFBCAA 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 #EFBCAA 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.

#EFBCAA 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 #A9DCEF; it also sits naturally between #EFA9BA and #EFDEA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBCAA · RGB 239, 188, 170

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Color values

HEX#EFBCAA
RGB239, 188, 170
HSL16°, 68%, 80%
HSV16°, 29%, 94%
CMYK0%, 21%, 29%, 6%
XYZ60.84, 57.22, 45.87
Yxy57.22, 0.3711, 0.3491
CIE-Lab80.30, 15.80, 16.11
Hunter Lab75.64, 15.46, 13.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 29% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFBCAA

.text { color: #EFBCAA; }
.background { background-color: #EFBCAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBCAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 188, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBCAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 188, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBCAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 188, 170, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFBCAA

#E8A187#E28969#DC6F47#D65729#B44922#923B1C#742F16#512110#33150A#110703

Tints of #EFBCAA

#F0C3B2#F1C6B6#F3CDBF#F4D0C3#F5D7CC#F7DDD4#F8E1D8#F9E7E1#FAEBE5#FCF2EE

Tones of #EFBCAA

#EABEAE#E5C0B3#E0C3B8#DBC5BD#D6C7C2#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9DCEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBCAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBCAA

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 #EFBCAA: ·

How #EFBCAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8AEDeuteranopia · #DCE0AFTritanopia · #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 #EFBCAA rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#F0B4A8#F3C4AA#ECB4A7#EBB7A3#E6B9A6#E9B5A5#F9C0AB#EEB3B0#EFB1A9#EEC7AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBCA9  ·  #EFBCAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBCAA?

#EFBCAA is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 188, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBCAA?

#EFBCAA is RGB 239, 188, 170 — HSL 16°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 29%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBCAA?

Its complement is #A9DCEF; analogous partners are #EFA9BA and #EFDEA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBCAA for text?

Black text on #EFBCAA has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.