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#EFBEAC — Light Orange

#EFBEAC 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 #EFBEAC 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.

#EFBEAC 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 #AEDEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFAEBD and #EFE0AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBEAC · RGB 239, 190, 172

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Color values

HEX#EFBEAC
RGB239, 190, 172
HSL16°, 68%, 81%
HSV16°, 28%, 94%
CMYK0%, 21%, 28%, 6%
XYZ61.46, 58.16, 47.02
Yxy58.16, 0.3688, 0.3490
CIE-Lab80.83, 15.01, 15.77
Hunter Lab76.26, 14.70, 13.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 75% · 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 #EFBEAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBEAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBEAC

.text { color: #EFBEAC; }
.background { background-color: #EFBEAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBEAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 190, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 68%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBEAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 190, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBEAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 190, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFBEAC

#E9A48B#E38D6D#DD724B#D65729#B84B23#963D1D#742F16#512110#33150A#110703

Tints of #EFBEAC

#F1C6B6#F2C9BA#F4D0C3#F4D3C7#F6DAD0#F7DDD4#F8E4DD#F9E7E1#FBEEEA#FCF2EE

Tones of #EFBEAC

#EBC1B2#E6C3B7#E1C6BC#DDC8C0#D8CAC5#D3CCCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEDEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBEAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBEAC

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 #EFBEAC: ·

How #EFBEAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD9B0Deuteranopia · #DDE0B1Tritanopia · #EDB4B5

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 #EFBEAC rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette Fcd8d4
#FCD8D4 · #FDF6F0 · #F8E2CF · #F5C6AA

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#F3C4AA#EFC6B0#EEC7AB#F5C6AA#EBC3B4#F9C0AB#F4C7AB#F4C3B4#F8C3AF#F0B4A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBEAB  ·  #EFBEAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBEAC?

#EFBEAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 190, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBEAC?

#EFBEAC is RGB 239, 190, 172 — HSL 16°, 68%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 28%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBEAC?

Its complement is #AEDEEF; analogous partners are #EFAEBD and #EFE0AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBEAC for text?

Black text on #EFBEAC has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.