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#EFBF72 — Light Vivid Orange

#EFBF72 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 #EFBF72 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.

#EFBF72 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 #71A1EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7F71 and #E0EF71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBF72 · RGB 239, 191, 114

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Color values

HEX#EFBF72
RGB239, 191, 114
HSL37°, 80%, 69%
HSV37°, 52%, 94%
CMYK0%, 20%, 52%, 6%
XYZ57.26, 56.83, 23.87
Yxy56.83, 0.4151, 0.4119
CIE-Lab80.08, 8.15, 45.06
Hunter Lab75.38, 7.82, 31.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 52% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBF72 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBF72 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBF72

.text { color: #EFBF72; }
.background { background-color: #EFBF72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBF72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 191, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBF72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 191, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBF72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 191, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBF72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBF72">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBF72

#ECB255#E9A435#E69719#C58216#AA7013#8A5B0F#6E490C#4E3309#322106#120C02

Tints of #EFBF72

#F1C57E#F2C988#F3CF95#F5D6A3#F6DCB1#F7E0BA#F9E6C8#FAECD6#FBF0DF#FDF7ED

Tones of #EFBF72

#E6BD79#DDBA83#D4B88C#CBB695#C2B49E#B9B2A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #71A1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBF72: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBF72

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 #EFBF72: ·

How #EFBF72 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA85Deuteranopia · #DDE189Tritanopia · #ED9397

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBF72 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Voyage
#A45A15 · #EDBC72 · #2487E3 · #C7E0F4
Palette 876445
#876445 · #CA965C · #EEC373 · #F4DFBA
Burning Voyage
#B61E11 · #EB722D · #F1C36D · #F6F1A1
Palette Fff0dc
#FFF0DC · #F0BB78 · #543A14 · #131010
Tender Aurora
#B76818 · #ECC673 · #388EE4 · #96B4EA
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#EEC373#F1C36D#F0BB78#ECC673#EABE6C#EFB773#F5C16C#F3BE7A#E9B872#F2C46A#F2BB7B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBF71  ·  #EFBF73 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBF72?

#EFBF72 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 191, 114). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBF72?

#EFBF72 is RGB 239, 191, 114 — HSL 37°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 52%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBF72?

Its complement is #71A1EF; analogous partners are #EF7F71 and #E0EF71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBF72 for text?

Black text on #EFBF72 has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.