Palettes / Colors / #EFC19B

#EFC19B — Light Orange

#EFC19B 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 #EFC19B 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.

#EFC19B 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 #9AC9EF; it also sits naturally between #EF9A9E and #EFEA9A. 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 76% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 35% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFC19B

.text { color: #EFC19B; }
.background { background-color: #EFC19B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFC19B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 193, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 72%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFC19B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 193, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFC19B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 193, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFC19B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFC19B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFC19B

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Tones of #EFC19B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AC9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFC19B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFC19B

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 #EFC19B 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 #EFC19B 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

← #EFC19A  ·  #EFC19C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFC19B?

#EFC19B is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 193, 155). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFC19B?

#EFC19B is RGB 239, 193, 155 — HSL 27°, 72%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 35%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFC19B?

Its complement is #9AC9EF; analogous partners are #EF9A9E and #EFEA9A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFC19B for text?

Black text on #EFC19B has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.