Palettes / Colors / #EFD4BE

#EFD4BE — Pale Orange

#EFD4BE is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#EFD4BE 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 #BED9EF; it also sits naturally between #EFBEC0 and #EFECBE. 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 83% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFD4BE

.text { color: #EFD4BE; }
.background { background-color: #EFD4BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD4BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 212, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD4BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 212, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD4BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 212, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD4BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD4BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BED9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFD4BE: #000000.

How #EFD4BE 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 #EFD4BE 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

← #EFD4BD  ·  #EFD4BF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD4BE?

#EFD4BE is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 212, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD4BE?

#EFD4BE is RGB 239, 212, 190 — HSL 27°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD4BE?

Its complement is #BED9EF; analogous partners are #EFBEC0 and #EFECBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD4BE for text?

Black text on #EFD4BE has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.