Palettes / Colors / #EFCA80

#EFCA80 — Light Vivid Orange

#EFCA80 is a orange color we call Light Vivid 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 #EFCA80 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.

#EFCA80 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 #80A5EF; it also sits naturally between #EF9280 and #DDEF80. 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 79% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 46% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCA80

.text { color: #EFCA80; }
.background { background-color: #EFCA80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCA80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 202, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 78%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCA80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 202, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCA80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 202, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCA80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCA80">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80A5EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCA80: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCA80

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 #EFCA80 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 #EFCA80 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCA80?

#EFCA80 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 202, 128). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCA80?

#EFCA80 is RGB 239, 202, 128 — HSL 40°, 78%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 46%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCA80?

Its complement is #80A5EF; analogous partners are #EF9280 and #DDEF80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCA80 for text?

Black text on #EFCA80 has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.