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#EFCEBD — Pale Orange

#EFCEBD 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 #EFCEBD 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.

#EFCEBD 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 #BDDEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFBDC6 and #EFE7BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCEBD · RGB 239, 206, 189

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Color values

HEX#EFCEBD
RGB239, 206, 189
HSL20°, 61%, 84%
HSV20°, 21%, 94%
CMYK0%, 14%, 21%, 6%
XYZ66.85, 66.17, 57.39
Yxy66.17, 0.3511, 0.3475
CIE-Lab85.08, 8.97, 12.72
Hunter Lab81.34, 8.83, 11.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFCEBD

.text { color: #EFCEBD; }
.background { background-color: #EFCEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 206, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 206, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 206, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFCEBD

#E7B59C#DF9D7C#D7845B#CF6C3A#B5592C#944924#73391C#522914#31180C#100804

Tints of #EFCEBD

#F0D1C1#F1D4C6#F3DACE#F4DDD2#F5E0D6#F6E3DA#F7E6DE#F9EDE6#FAF0EA#FBF3EF

Tones of #EFCEBD

#EBCFC1#E8D0C4#E4D1C8#E1D3CC#DDD4CF#DAD5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDDEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCEBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCEBD

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 #EFCEBD: ·

How #EFCEBD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E0C1Deuteranopia · #E3E5C2Tritanopia · #EDC4C5

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 #EFCEBD rather than the exact color:

Royal Mosaic
#BF581D · #46E37F · #783BE1 · #EECEBE
Palette Ffeddb
#FFEDDB · #EDCDBB · #E3B7A0 · #BF9270
Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C
Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Palette 987d9a
#987D9A · #BB9AB1 · #EECEB9 · #FEFBD8
Frozen Ruby Orchard
#F4CDC2 · #E59580 · #E16342 · #652615

Similar colors

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

#EECEBE#EDCDBB#EDCCBF#F2D0BC#EECEB9#F4CDC2#EBD4BD#ECD5BC#EAC8BC#F3D5C0#F2CBC5#F7D1BA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCEBC  ·  #EFCEBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCEBD?

#EFCEBD is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 206, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCEBD?

#EFCEBD is RGB 239, 206, 189 — HSL 20°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCEBD?

Its complement is #BDDEEF; analogous partners are #EFBDC6 and #EFE7BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCEBD for text?

Black text on #EFCEBD has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.