Palettes / Colors / #EFBFAE

#EFBFAE — Light Orange

#EFBFAE 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 #EFBFAE 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.

#EFBFAE 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBFAE

.text { color: #EFBFAE; }
.background { background-color: #EFBFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 191, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 191, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 191, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFBFAE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEDEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBFAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBFAE

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:

How #EFBFAE looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBFAD  ·  #EFBFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBFAE?

#EFBFAE is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 191, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBFAE?

#EFBFAE is RGB 239, 191, 174 — HSL 16°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBFAE?

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

Can I use #EFBFAE for text?

Black text on #EFBFAE has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.