Palettes / Colors / #EFD09F

#EFD09F — Light Orange

#EFD09F 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 #EFD09F 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.

#EFD09F 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 #9FBEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFA89F and #E5EF9F. 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 82% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 33% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFD09F

.text { color: #EFD09F; }
.background { background-color: #EFD09F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD09F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 208, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 71%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD09F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 208, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD09F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 208, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD09F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD09F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FBEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFD09F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD09F

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 #EFD09F 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 #EFD09F 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

← #EFD09E  ·  #EFD0A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD09F?

#EFD09F is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 208, 159). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD09F?

#EFD09F is RGB 239, 208, 159 — HSL 37°, 71%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 33%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD09F?

Its complement is #9FBEEF; analogous partners are #EFA89F and #E5EF9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD09F for text?

Black text on #EFD09F has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.