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#EFBD69 — Light Vivid Orange

#EFBD69 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EFBD69 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.

#EFBD69 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 #6799EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7967 and #DDEF67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBD69 · RGB 239, 189, 105

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Color values

HEX#EFBD69
RGB239, 189, 105
HSL38°, 81%, 67%
HSV38°, 56%, 94%
CMYK0%, 21%, 56%, 6%
XYZ56.34, 55.77, 21.16
Yxy55.77, 0.4228, 0.4184
CIE-Lab79.48, 8.47, 48.78
Hunter Lab74.68, 8.11, 32.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 56% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBD69 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBD69 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBD69

.text { color: #EFBD69; }
.background { background-color: #EFBD69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBD69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 189, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 81%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBD69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 189, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBD69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 189, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBD69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBD69">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBD69

#ECB14B#E9A32B#DE9517#C28214#A67011#865A0E#6A470B#4E3508#2E1F05#120C02

Tints of #EFBD69

#F0C375#F2C982#F3CF90#F5D59E#F6DBAC#F7DFB5#F9E5C3#FAEBD1#FCF1DF#FDF7ED

Tones of #EFBD69

#E5BA71#DCB87A#D2B584#C8B38D#BEB097#B5AEA1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6799EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.73:1 Fails
Against black text12.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBD69: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBD69

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 #EFBD69: ·

How #EFBD69 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D97DDeuteranopia · #DCE082Tritanopia · #EC8D91

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBD69 rather than the exact color:

Palette 240a34
#240A34 · #891652 · #EABE6C · #FFEDD8
Palette 064635
#064635 · #519259 · #F0BB62 · #F4EEA9
Burning Voyage
#B61E11 · #EB722D · #F1C36D · #F6F1A1
Electric Ruby
#FCF0DA · #AEAC78 · #F2C46A · #4C4541
Palette Aa530e
#AA530E · #DF8931 · #F5C16C · #F3EDED
Coral Reef
#264653 · #2A9D8F · #E9C46A · #E76F51

Similar colors

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

#EABE6C#F0BB62#F1C36D#F2C46A#F5C16C#E9C46A#EDBC72#F3B664#E8B86D#ECB365#F3B95F#EFB773

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBD68  ·  #EFBD6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBD69?

#EFBD69 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 189, 105). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBD69?

#EFBD69 is RGB 239, 189, 105 — HSL 38°, 81%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 56%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBD69?

Its complement is #6799EF; analogous partners are #EF7967 and #DDEF67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBD69 for text?

Black text on #EFBD69 has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.