Palettes / Colors / #EFCAAE

#EFCAAE — Light Orange

#EFCAAE is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EFCAAE 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.

#EFCAAE 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 #AED3EF; it also sits naturally between #EFAEB2 and #EFEBAE. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCAAE

.text { color: #EFCAAE; }
.background { background-color: #EFCAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 202, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 202, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 202, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFCAAE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AED3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCAAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCAAE

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 #EFCAAE 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 #EFCAAE 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

← #EFCAAD  ·  #EFCAAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCAAE?

#EFCAAE is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 202, 174). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCAAE?

#EFCAAE is RGB 239, 202, 174 — HSL 26°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCAAE?

Its complement is #AED3EF; analogous partners are #EFAEB2 and #EFEBAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCAAE for text?

Black text on #EFCAAE has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.