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#EFCB95 — Light Orange

#EFCB95 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EFCB95 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.

#EFCB95 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 #95B9EF; it also sits naturally between #EF9E95 and #E6EF95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCB95 · RGB 239, 203, 149

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Color values

HEX#EFCB95
RGB239, 203, 149
HSL36°, 74%, 76%
HSV36°, 38%, 94%
CMYK0%, 15%, 38%, 6%
XYZ62.38, 63.23, 37.35
Yxy63.23, 0.3828, 0.3880
CIE-Lab83.56, 5.35, 31.66
Hunter Lab79.52, 5.19, 24.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 38% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFCB95 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFCB95 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFCB95

.text { color: #EFCB95; }
.background { background-color: #EFCB95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCB95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 203, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCB95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 203, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCB95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 203, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCB95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCB95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFCB95

#EABC75#E6AC56#E19B33#D18A1F#B1751B#926116#734C11#50350C#312007#120C03

Tints of #EFCB95

#F0CF9D#F2D4A6#F3D8AF#F4DCB8#F6E1C1#F7E5CA#F8E9D3#FAEEDC#FBF2E4#FCF6ED

Tones of #EFCB95

#E8CA9B#E2C8A1#DCC7A8#D5C6AE#CFC4B5#C9C3BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95B9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCB95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCB95

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 #EFCB95: ·

How #EFCB95 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFA2Deuteranopia · #E2E4A5Tritanopia · #EDACAF

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFCB95 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fef2a0
#FEF2A0 · #F3CD97 · #E98B50 · #BC4F4F
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Palette 3396d3
#3396D3 · #FFF0CE · #EBCB90 · #EEEEEE
Palette Eac696
#EAC696 · #C8AE7D · #765827 · #65451F
Palette Dba979
#DBA979 · #ECCA9C · #E8EFCF · #AFD198
Palette D06224
#D06224 · #AE431E · #8A8635 · #E9C891

Similar colors

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

#F3CD97#EBCE95#EBCB90#EAC696#ECCA9C#E9C891#EAD196#F6C794#F2D394#E9C790#EEC391#F6D198

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCB94  ·  #EFCB96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCB95?

#EFCB95 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 203, 149). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCB95?

#EFCB95 is RGB 239, 203, 149 — HSL 36°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 38%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCB95?

Its complement is #95B9EF; analogous partners are #EF9E95 and #E6EF95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCB95 for text?

Black text on #EFCB95 has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.