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#EFBFA2 — Light Orange

#EFBFA2 is a orange color we call Light 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 #EFBFA2 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.

#EFBFA2 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 #A3D2EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA3AC and #EFE7A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBFA2 · RGB 239, 191, 162

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Color values

HEX#EFBFA2
RGB239, 191, 162
HSL23°, 71%, 79%
HSV23°, 32%, 94%
CMYK0%, 20%, 32%, 6%
XYZ60.75, 58.22, 42.22
Yxy58.22, 0.3769, 0.3612
CIE-Lab80.86, 13.19, 21.16
Hunter Lab76.30, 12.86, 17.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 32% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBFA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBFA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBFA2

.text { color: #EFBFA2; }
.background { background-color: #EFBFA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBFA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 191, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 71%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBFA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 191, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBFA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 191, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBFA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBFA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBFA2

#EAAC85#E49462#DF7F43#D66824#B7591F#944819#763914#53280E#341A09#110903

Tints of #EFBFA2

#F1C7AC#F2C9B1#F3CFB9#F5D5C2#F6DBCB#F7DECF#F8E4D8#FAEAE0#FBEDE5#FCF3EE

Tones of #EFBFA2

#EAC2A9#E5C3AE#DFC4B3#DAC6B9#D4C7BF#CFC8C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3D2EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBFA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBFA2

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 #EFBFA2: ·

How #EFBFA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAA9Deuteranopia · #DDE1ABTritanopia · #EDAFB0

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBFA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf3e0
#FAF3E0 · #EABF9F · #B68973 · #1E212D
Wild Solace
#0C648C · #398BEE · #EE733B · #F0C09C
Hidden Drift
#BA130E · #E02206 · #F16344 · #E9C1A0
Palette B0c5a4
#B0C5A4 · #D37676 · #EBC49F · #F1EF99
Palette Efbc9b
#EFBC9B · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3

Similar colors

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

#EABF9F#F0C09C#E9C1A0#EBC49F#EFBC9B#EBB7A3#F5C6A5#F3C4AA#E6BAA3#EAC8A6#E5C3A6#E6B9A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBFA1  ·  #EFBFA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBFA2?

#EFBFA2 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 191, 162). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBFA2?

#EFBFA2 is RGB 239, 191, 162 — HSL 23°, 71%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 32%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBFA2?

Its complement is #A3D2EF; analogous partners are #EFA3AC and #EFE7A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBFA2 for text?

Black text on #EFBFA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.