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#EFDAC2 — Pale Orange

#EFDAC2 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 #EFDAC2 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.

#EFDAC2 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 #C3D7EF; it also sits naturally between #EFC4C3 and #EDEFC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDAC2 · RGB 239, 218, 194

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Color values

HEX#EFDAC2
RGB239, 218, 194
HSL32°, 58%, 85%
HSV32°, 19%, 94%
CMYK0%, 9%, 19%, 6%
XYZ70.41, 72.39, 61.30
Yxy72.39, 0.3450, 0.3547
CIE-Lab88.16, 3.46, 14.43
Hunter Lab85.08, 3.42, 12.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 85% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 19% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFDAC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFDAC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFDAC2

.text { color: #EFDAC2; }
.background { background-color: #EFDAC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDAC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 218, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 58%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDAC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 218, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDAC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 218, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDAC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDAC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFDAC2

#E6C7A2#DEB382#D59F62#CD8C42#B57730#915F27#714A1E#513515#30200D#100B04

Tints of #EFDAC2

#F0DDC7#F1DFCB#F2E2CF#F3E4D3#F5E9DB#F6EBDF#F8EEE3#F9F0E7#FAF3EB#FBF5EF

Tones of #EFDAC2

#ECDAC6#E8DAC9#E5DACC#E2D9CF#DFD9D2#DCD9D6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3D7EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDAC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDAC2

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 #EFDAC2: ·

How #EFDAC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6C8Deuteranopia · #E7E9C9Tritanopia · #EECCCD

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 #EFDAC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC
Palette 698269
#698269 · #B99B6B · #F1DBBF · #AA5656
Palette D3e4cd
#D3E4CD · #99A799 · #F2DDC1 · #E2C2B9
Palette 483434
#483434 · #6B4F4F · #EED6C4 · #FFF3E4
Palette Ffeeee
#FFEEEE · #FFF6EA · #F7E9D7 · #EBD8C3
Palette D84040
#D84040 · #A31D1D · #ECDCBF · #F8F2DE

Similar colors

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

#F2DAC3#F1DBBF#F2DDC1#EED6C4#EBD8C3#ECDCBF#F1DEC4#EDDCC6#EFD9BD#EEDCC7#EDDBC7#EAD8C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDAC1  ·  #EFDAC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDAC2?

#EFDAC2 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 218, 194). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDAC2?

#EFDAC2 is RGB 239, 218, 194 — HSL 32°, 58%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 19%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDAC2?

Its complement is #C3D7EF; analogous partners are #EFC4C3 and #EDEFC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDAC2 for text?

Black text on #EFDAC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.