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#EFDDBD — Pale Orange

#EFDDBD 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 #EFDDBD 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.

#EFDDBD 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 #BDD0EF; it also sits naturally between #EFC4BD and #E8EFBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDDBD · RGB 239, 221, 189

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Color values

HEX#EFDDBD
RGB239, 221, 189
HSL38°, 61%, 84%
HSV38°, 21%, 94%
CMYK0%, 8%, 21%, 6%
XYZ70.64, 73.74, 58.65
Yxy73.74, 0.3479, 0.3632
CIE-Lab88.80, 1.18, 17.95
Hunter Lab85.87, 1.17, 15.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 87% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFDDBD

.text { color: #EFDDBD; }
.background { background-color: #EFDDBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDDBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 221, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDDBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 221, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDDBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 221, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFDDBD

#E7CC9C#DFBB7C#D7AA5B#CF993A#B5822C#946B24#73531C#523B14#31240C#100C04

Tints of #EFDDBD

#F0DFC1#F1E1C6#F3E5CE#F4E8D2#F5EAD6#F6ECDA#F7EEDE#F9F2E6#FAF4EA#FBF6EF

Tones of #EFDDBD

#EBDCC1#E8DBC4#E4DAC8#E1D9CC#DDD8CF#DAD7D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDD0EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDDBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDDBD

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 #EFDDBD: ·

How #EFDDBD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7C5Deuteranopia · #E8EAC7Tritanopia · #EECBCC

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 #EFDDBD rather than the exact color:

Palette 698269
#698269 · #B99B6B · #F1DBBF · #AA5656
Palette D84040
#D84040 · #A31D1D · #ECDCBF · #F8F2DE
Velvet Ruby Breeze
#8A1F1A · #F6331A · #F76C58 · #EFD9BD
Palette F2deba
#F2DEBA · #FFEFD6 · #0E5E6F · #3A8891
Palette D3e4cd
#D3E4CD · #99A799 · #F2DDC1 · #E2C2B9
Palette A9907e
#A9907E · #F3DEBA · #ABC4AA · #675D50

Similar colors

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

#F1DBBF#ECDCBF#EFD9BD#F2DEBA#F2DDC1#F3DEBA#F2E1BB#EED9B9#EADFC0#F4DFBA#F2E1C1#ECDDB7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDDBC  ·  #EFDDBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDDBD?

#EFDDBD is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 221, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDDBD?

#EFDDBD is RGB 239, 221, 189 — HSL 38°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDDBD?

Its complement is #BDD0EF; analogous partners are #EFC4BD and #E8EFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDDBD for text?

Black text on #EFDDBD has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.