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#EFBDAB — Light Orange

#EFBDAB 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 #EFBDAB 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.

#EFBDAB 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.

#EFBDAB · RGB 239, 189, 171

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Color values

HEX#EFBDAB
RGB239, 189, 171
HSL16°, 68%, 80%
HSV16°, 28%, 94%
CMYK0%, 21%, 28%, 6%
XYZ61.14, 57.69, 46.44
Yxy57.69, 0.3700, 0.3490
CIE-Lab80.56, 15.40, 15.94
Hunter Lab75.95, 15.08, 13.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFBDAB

.text { color: #EFBDAB; }
.background { background-color: #EFBDAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBDAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 189, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBDAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 189, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBDAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 189, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFBDAB

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

Tints of #EFBDAB

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

Tones of #EFBDAB

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9DCEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBDAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBDAB

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 #EFBDAB: ·

How #EFBDAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9AFDeuteranopia · #DCE0B0Tritanopia · #ECB3B4

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 #EFBDAB rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#F3C4AA#F0B4A8#EEC7AB#ECB4A7#EFC6B0#F9C0AB#EBB7A3#F5C6AA#E6B9A6#F4C7AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBDAA  ·  #EFBDAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBDAB?

#EFBDAB is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 189, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBDAB?

#EFBDAB is RGB 239, 189, 171 — HSL 16°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 28%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBDAB?

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

Can I use #EFBDAB for text?

Black text on #EFBDAB has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.