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#EFCBB2 — Pale Orange

#EFCBB2 is a orange color we call Pale 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 #EFCBB2 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.

#EFCBB2 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 #B3D6EF; it also sits naturally between #EFB3B8 and #EFEAB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCBB2 · RGB 239, 203, 178

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Color values

HEX#EFCBB2
RGB239, 203, 178
HSL25°, 66%, 82%
HSV25°, 26%, 94%
CMYK0%, 15%, 26%, 6%
XYZ64.99, 64.28, 51.10
Yxy64.28, 0.3603, 0.3564
CIE-Lab84.11, 8.98, 17.18
Hunter Lab80.17, 8.81, 14.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 26% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFCBB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFCBB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFCBB2

.text { color: #EFCBB2; }
.background { background-color: #EFCBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 203, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 66%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 203, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 203, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCBB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFCBB2

#E8B591#E29F6F#DB8B51#D57430#B66225#944F1E#723D17#552D11#331B0A#110903

Tints of #EFCBB2

#F0CFB7#F2D5C0#F3D7C4#F5DDCC#F5E0D0#F6E3D5#F8E8DD#F9EBE1#FBF1EA#FCF4EE

Tones of #EFCBB2

#EBCDB7#E7CEBC#E3CEC0#DECFC4#DAD0C8#D5D0CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3D6EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCBB2

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 #EFCBB2: ·

How #EFCBB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFB8Deuteranopia · #E2E4BATritanopia · #EDBDBE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFCBB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #ECCCB2 · #DEB6AB · #AC7088
Palette F9fbe7
#F9FBE7 · #F0EDD4 · #ECCDB4 · #FEA1A1
Wild Marble
#2266B7 · #5280DF · #DA913A · #EBCBB4
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette 131842
#131842 · #E68369 · #ECCEAE · #FBF6E2
Palette 99e1e5
#99E1E5 · #F3E8CB · #F2C6B4 · #FBAFAF

Similar colors

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

#ECCCB2#ECCDB4#EBCBB4#EFC6B0#ECCEAE#F2C6B4#EACEB4#F5C9B0#EFD2B0#EECEB9#E8CAAE#EEC7AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCBB1  ·  #EFCBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCBB2?

#EFCBB2 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 203, 178). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCBB2?

#EFCBB2 is RGB 239, 203, 178 — HSL 25°, 66%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 26%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCBB2?

Its complement is #B3D6EF; analogous partners are #EFB3B8 and #EFEAB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCBB2 for text?

Black text on #EFCBB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.