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#EFBD72 — Light Vivid Orange

#EFBD72 is a orange color we call Light Vivid 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 #EFBD72 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.

#EFBD72 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 #71A3EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7D71 and #E3EF71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBD72 · RGB 239, 189, 114

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Color values

HEX#EFBD72
RGB239, 189, 114
HSL36°, 80%, 69%
HSV36°, 52%, 94%
CMYK0%, 21%, 52%, 6%
XYZ56.83, 55.96, 23.73
Yxy55.96, 0.4163, 0.4099
CIE-Lab79.59, 9.20, 44.46
Hunter Lab74.81, 8.83, 30.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 52% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBD72 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBD72 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBD72

.text { color: #EFBD72; }
.background { background-color: #EFBD72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBD72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 189, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBD72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 189, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBD72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 189, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBD72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBD72">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBD72

#ECB055#E9A135#E69419#C57F16#AA6D13#8A590F#6E470C#4E3209#322106#120C02

Tints of #EFBD72

#F1C37E#F2C788#F3CE95#F5D4A3#F6DBB1#F7DFBA#F9E5C8#FAECD6#FBF0DF#FDF6ED

Tones of #EFBD72

#E6BB79#DDB983#D4B78C#CBB595#C2B49E#B9B2A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #71A3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBD72: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBD72

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 #EFBD72: ·

How #EFBD72 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D984Deuteranopia · #DCE089Tritanopia · #EC9296

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 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBD72 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Voyage
#A45A15 · #EDBC72 · #2487E3 · #C7E0F4
Scarlet Ruby Mirage
#86430F · #EFB773 · #1882D5 · #9DBEEE
Palette 876445
#876445 · #CA965C · #EEC373 · #F4DFBA
Palette Fff0dc
#FFF0DC · #F0BB78 · #543A14 · #131010
Maroon Blossom
#6D071A · #A63D40 · #E9B872 · #F6E7D8
Palette 240a34
#240A34 · #891652 · #EABE6C · #FFEDD8

Similar colors

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

#EDBC72#EFB773#EEC373#F0BB78#E9B872#EABE6C#F1C36D#F3BE7A#F5C16C#ECC673#F2BB7B#E8B86D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBD71  ·  #EFBD73 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBD72?

#EFBD72 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 189, 114). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBD72?

#EFBD72 is RGB 239, 189, 114 — HSL 36°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 52%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBD72?

Its complement is #71A3EF; analogous partners are #EF7D71 and #E3EF71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBD72 for text?

Black text on #EFBD72 has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.