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#EFBFB2 — Pale Orange

#EFBFB2 is a orange color we call Pale 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 #EFBFB2 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.

#EFBFB2 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 #B3E2EF; it also sits naturally between #EFB3C4 and #EFDEB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBFB2 · RGB 239, 191, 178

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Color values

HEX#EFBFB2
RGB239, 191, 178
HSL13°, 66%, 82%
HSV13°, 26%, 94%
CMYK0%, 20%, 26%, 6%
XYZ62.26, 58.83, 50.19
Yxy58.83, 0.3635, 0.3434
CIE-Lab81.20, 15.30, 13.08
Hunter Lab76.70, 15.01, 11.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 26% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFBFB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBFB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBFB2

.text { color: #EFBFB2; }
.background { background-color: #EFBFB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBFB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 191, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 66%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBFB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 191, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBFB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 191, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBFB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBFB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBFB2

#E8A491#E2886F#DB6F51#D55330#B64525#94381E#722B17#552011#33130A#110603

Tints of #EFBFB2

#F0C3B7#F2CAC0#F3CEC4#F5D5CC#F5D8D0#F6DCD5#F8E3DD#F9E6E1#FBEDEA#FCF1EE

Tones of #EFBFB2

#EBC2B7#E7C5BC#E3C7C0#DECAC4#DACCC8#D5CFCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3E2EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBFB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBFB2

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 #EFBFB2: ·

How #EFBFB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAB5Deuteranopia · #DDE1B6Tritanopia · #EDB8B8

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 #EFBFB2 rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Dreamy Ruby Orchard
#12BFD2 · #69C6F2 · #EB2A15 · #F4C3B4
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette 99e1e5
#99E1E5 · #F3E8CB · #F2C6B4 · #FBAFAF

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#EBC3B4#F4C3B4#F3BBAE#EFC6B0#F2C6B4#ECC2B9#F3BFBA#F3C4AA#F8C3AF#E8BCB9#F8C4B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBFB1  ·  #EFBFB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBFB2?

#EFBFB2 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 191, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBFB2?

#EFBFB2 is RGB 239, 191, 178 — HSL 13°, 66%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 26%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBFB2?

Its complement is #B3E2EF; analogous partners are #EFB3C4 and #EFDEB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBFB2 for text?

Black text on #EFBFB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.