What color is #EFC47F?

#EFC47F is a light, moderate orange known as Polenta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Polenta?

The RGB value is 239, 196, 127: 239 red, 196 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Polenta?

The complementary color is #7FAAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFC47F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Polenta color: hex code #EFC47F

#EFC47F rgb(239, 196, 127)

Shades of orange

Polenta has the hex code #EFC47F. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 76.9% green and 49.8% blue (239, 196, 127).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 78% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 47% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

Polenta (#EFC47F) color codes

HEX	`#EFC47F`
RGB	`rgb(239, 196, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 76.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 78%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 47%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 47%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.49, 6.7, 40.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.49, 40.83, 80.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.17, 59.366, 28.417)`
Decimal	`15713407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Polenta, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EFC47F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFC47F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EFC47F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efc47f; }
.text { color: #efc47f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efc47f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 196 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efc47f, #e2ef7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #EFC47F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EFC47F?: #EFC47F is a light, moderate orange known as Polenta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Polenta?: The RGB value is 239, 196, 127: 239 red, 196 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Polenta?: The complementary color is #7FAAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFC47F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.