Palettes / Colors / #EFCDAD

#EFCDAD — Light Orange

#EFCDAD 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 #EFCDAD 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.

#EFCDAD 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 #AED0EF; it also sits naturally between #EFAEAF and #EFEEAE. 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 80% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCDAD

.text { color: #EFCDAD; }
.background { background-color: #EFCDAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCDAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 205, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCDAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 205, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCDAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 205, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFCDAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AED0EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCDAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCDAD

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 #EFCDAD 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 #EFCDAD 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

← #EFCDAC  ·  #EFCDAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCDAD?

#EFCDAD is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 205, 173). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCDAD?

#EFCDAD is RGB 239, 205, 173 — HSL 29°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 28%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCDAD?

Its complement is #AED0EF; analogous partners are #EFAEAF and #EFEEAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCDAD for text?

Black text on #EFCDAD has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.