What color is #EFC78B?

#EFC78B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honeyed Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFC78B?

The RGB value is 239, 199, 139: 239 red, 199 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFC78B?

The complementary color is #8BB3EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFC78B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFC78B color

#EFC78B rgb(239, 199, 139)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EFC78B is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 78% green and 54.5% blue (239, 199, 139).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 76% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 42% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Honeyed Glow (#EFC488), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#EFC78B color codes

HEX	`#EFC78B`
RGB	`rgb(239, 199, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 78%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 76%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 42%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 42%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.41, 6.34, 35.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.41, 35.88, 79.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.682, 61.065, 33.011)`
Decimal	`15714187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFC78B, 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 #EFC78B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFC78B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #EFC78B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efc78b; }
.text { color: #efc78b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efc78b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 199 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efc78b, #e5ef8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #EFC78B?: #EFC78B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honeyed Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFC78B?: The RGB value is 239, 199, 139: 239 red, 199 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFC78B?: The complementary color is #8BB3EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFC78B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.