Palettes / Colors / #EFCDAE

#EFCDAE — Light Orange

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

#EFCDAE 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 27% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCDAE

.text { color: #EFCDAE; }
.background { background-color: #EFCDAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCDAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 205, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCDAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 205, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCDAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 205, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFCDAE

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Tones of #EFCDAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AED0EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCDAE: #000000.

How #EFCDAE 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 #EFCDAE 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

← #EFCDAD  ·  #EFCDAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCDAE?

#EFCDAE is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 205, 174). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCDAE?

#EFCDAE is RGB 239, 205, 174 — HSL 29°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCDAE?

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

Can I use #EFCDAE for text?

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