What color is #EFBEA5?

#EFBEA5 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Taco. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFBEA5?

The RGB value is 239, 190, 165: 239 red, 190 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFBEA5?

The complementary color is #A5D6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFBEA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFBEA5 color

#EFBEA5 rgb(239, 190, 165)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EFBEA5 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 74.5% green and 64.7% blue (239, 190, 165).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 70% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Taco (#F3C7B3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#EFBEA5 color codes

HEX	`#EFBEA5`
RGB	`rgb(239, 190, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 74.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 70%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 31%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.68, 14.09, 19.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.68, 23.91, 53.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.803, 57.897, 43.563)`
Decimal	`15711909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFBEA5, 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 #EFBEA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFBEA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #EFBEA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efbea5; }
.text { color: #efbea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efbea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 190 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efbea5, #efe3a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFBEA5?: #EFBEA5 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Taco. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFBEA5?: The RGB value is 239, 190, 165: 239 red, 190 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFBEA5?: The complementary color is #A5D6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFBEA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.