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#EFBFAC — Light Orange

#EFBFAC 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 #EFBFAC 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.

#EFBFAC 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 #AEDDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFAEBC and #EFE1AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBFAC · RGB 239, 191, 172

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Color values

HEX#EFBFAC
RGB239, 191, 172
HSL17°, 68%, 81%
HSV17°, 28%, 94%
CMYK0%, 20%, 28%, 6%
XYZ61.67, 58.59, 47.09
Yxy58.59, 0.3685, 0.3501
CIE-Lab81.07, 14.48, 16.11
Hunter Lab76.54, 14.18, 13.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFBFAC

.text { color: #EFBFAC; }
.background { background-color: #EFBFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 191, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 68%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 191, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 191, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFBFAC

#E9A68B#E38F6D#DD744B#D65A29#B84D23#963F1D#743116#512210#33160A#110703

Tints of #EFBFAC

#F1C7B6#F2CABA#F4D1C3#F4D4C7#F6DBD0#F7DED4#F8E5DD#F9E8E1#FBEEEA#FCF2EE

Tones of #EFBFAC

#EBC2B2#E6C4B7#E1C6BC#DDC8C0#D8CBC5#D3CCCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEDDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBFAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBFAC

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 #EFBFAC: ·

How #EFBFAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAB1Deuteranopia · #DDE1B2Tritanopia · #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 #EFBFAC rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
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:

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#F3C4AA#EFC6B0#EEC7AB#F5C6AA#F4C7AB#EBC3B4#F9C0AB#F4C3B4#F8C3AF#F2C6B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBFAB  ·  #EFBFAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBFAC?

#EFBFAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 191, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBFAC?

#EFBFAC is RGB 239, 191, 172 — HSL 17°, 68%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 28%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBFAC?

Its complement is #AEDDEF; analogous partners are #EFAEBC and #EFE1AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBFAC for text?

Black text on #EFBFAC has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.