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#EFE0BF — Pale Orange

#EFE0BF 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 #EFE0BF 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.

#EFE0BF 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 #BECDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFC7BE and #E6EFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFE0BF · RGB 239, 224, 191

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Color values

HEX#EFE0BF
RGB239, 224, 191
HSL41°, 60%, 84%
HSV41°, 20%, 94%
CMYK0%, 6%, 20%, 6%
XYZ71.66, 75.42, 60.07
Yxy75.42, 0.3459, 0.3641
CIE-Lab89.59, -0.07, 18.02
Hunter Lab86.85, -0.07, 15.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 88% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 20% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFE0BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFE0BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFE0BF

.text { color: #EFE0BF; }
.background { background-color: #EFE0BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE0BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 224, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE0BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 224, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE0BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 224, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE0BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE0BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE0BF

#E7CF9D#DEBF7C#D6AF5C#CEA03B#B4892D#937025#72571D#523E14#31250C#100C04

Tints of #EFE0BF

#F0E1C2#F1E3C6#F3E7CE#F4E9D2#F5EBD6#F6EDDA#F7EFDE#F9F3E7#FAF5EB#FBF7EF

Tones of #EFE0BF

#EBDEC1#E8DDC5#E4DBC8#E1DACC#DDD9CF#DAD8D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BECDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFE0BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE0BF

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 #EFE0BF: ·

How #EFE0BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E8C7Deuteranopia · #E9EBC9Tritanopia · #EECDCF

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 #EFE0BF rather than the exact color:

Palette 716f81
#716F81 · #B97A95 · #F6AE99 · #F2E1C1
Palette 123524
#123524 · #3E7B27 · #85A947 · #EFE3C2
Palette D3e4cd
#D3E4CD · #99A799 · #F2DDC1 · #E2C2B9
Palette D84040
#D84040 · #A31D1D · #ECDCBF · #F8F2DE
Velvet Tempest
#BE4509 · #EC8A18 · #E0BB72 · #F2E1BB
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD

Similar colors

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

#F2E1C1#EFE3C2#F2DDC1#ECDCBF#F2E1BB#F2DFC3#EADFC0#EDE4C2#F1DBBF#F1DEC4#F2E5BF#F2E3BB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE0BE  ·  #EFE0C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE0BF?

#EFE0BF is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 224, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE0BF?

#EFE0BF is RGB 239, 224, 191 — HSL 41°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 20%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE0BF?

Its complement is #BECDEF; analogous partners are #EFC7BE and #E6EFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE0BF for text?

Black text on #EFE0BF has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.