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#EFCFBD — Pale Orange

#EFCFBD 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 #EFCFBD 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.

#EFCFBD 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 #BDDDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFBDC4 and #EFE8BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCFBD · RGB 239, 207, 189

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Color values

HEX#EFCFBD
RGB239, 207, 189
HSL22°, 61%, 84%
HSV22°, 21%, 94%
CMYK0%, 13%, 21%, 6%
XYZ67.09, 66.65, 57.47
Yxy66.65, 0.3509, 0.3486
CIE-Lab85.33, 8.44, 13.07
Hunter Lab81.64, 8.32, 11.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFCFBD

.text { color: #EFCFBD; }
.background { background-color: #EFCFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 207, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 207, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 207, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFCFBD

#E7B89C#DFA07C#D7885B#CF713A#B55E2C#944D24#733C1C#522B14#311A0C#100904

Tints of #EFCFBD

#F0D3C1#F1D5C6#F3DBCE#F4DED2#F5E1D6#F6E4DA#F7E7DE#F9EDE6#FAF0EA#FBF3EF

Tones of #EFCFBD

#EBD1C1#E8D1C4#E4D2C8#E1D3CC#DDD4CF#DAD5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDDDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCFBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCFBD

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 #EFCFBD: ·

How #EFCFBD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1C1Deuteranopia · #E3E5C2Tritanopia · #EDC5C6

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 #EFCFBD rather than the exact color:

Royal Mosaic
#BF581D · #46E37F · #783BE1 · #EECEBE
Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Palette Ffeddb
#FFEDDB · #EDCDBB · #E3B7A0 · #BF9270
Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C
Palette 987d9a
#987D9A · #BB9AB1 · #EECEB9 · #FEFBD8
Cosmic Ruby Mosaic
#BC7123 · #23BA70 · #9C55DF · #EBD4BD

Similar colors

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

#EECEBE#F2D0BC#EDCDBB#EDCCBF#EECEB9#EBD4BD#ECD5BC#F4CDC2#F3D5C0#EAC8BC#F7D1BA#ECD7B9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCFBC  ·  #EFCFBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCFBD?

#EFCFBD is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 207, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCFBD?

#EFCFBD is RGB 239, 207, 189 — HSL 22°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCFBD?

Its complement is #BDDDEF; analogous partners are #EFBDC4 and #EFE8BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCFBD for text?

Black text on #EFCFBD has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.