HEX atlas value

#EF8B4D

#EF8B4D is a warm orange HEX color close to Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 139, 77, HSL 23, 84%, 62%, has luminance 0.3735, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EF8B4D Sample readable text

HEX #EF8B4D

RGB rgb(239, 139, 77)

HSL hsl(23 84% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 68, 6)

Luminance 0.3735

Contrast Black 8.47:1White 2.48:1

CSS

--color-ef8b4d: #EF8B4D;
.background-ef8b4d { background-color: #EF8B4D; }
.text-ef8b4d { color: #EF8B4D; }

Luminance0.3735

Black text8.47:1AA Pass

White text2.48:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EF8B4D","rgb":[239,139,77],"hsl":[23,84,62],"cmyk":[0,42,68,6],"luminance":0.3735,"contrast":{"black":8.47,"white":2.48}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFDD4D","hex":"#EFDD4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.12,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7C2A1","hex":"#F7C2A1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.19,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4DB1EF","hex":"#4DB1EF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.85,"contrastWhite":2.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF873D","hex":"#FF873D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.78,"contrastWhite":2.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ef8b4d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4DB1EF","analogous":["#EF4D60","#EFDD4D"],"triadic":["#4DEF8B","#8B4DEF"],"tetradic":["#60EF4D","#4DB1EF","#DD4DEF"],"splitComplementary":["#4DEFDD","#4D60EF"],"monochromatic":["#F7C2A1","#EF8B4D","#CE5A12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7C2A1","dark":"#CE5A12","saturated":"#FF873D","desaturated":"#DA9062","pastel":"#F5D9C7","neon":"#FFA166"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":22.135943621178654},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":24.1039415863879},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":31.464265445104548}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EF8B4D

#EF8B4D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EF8B4D is visually closest to Coral, a named orange color with HEX #FF7F50.

The RGB channels are 239, 139, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg with 84% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.3735, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.47:1AA Pass

White text2.48:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EF8B4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFDD4D#000000 text · best 15.12:1#EFDD4D

#F7C2A1#000000 text · best 13.19:1#F7C2A1

#4DB1EF#000000 text · best 8.85:1#4DB1EF

#FF873D#000000 text · best 8.78:1#FF873D

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

Generated Palette

#EF8B4D#EF8B4D

#4DB1EF#4DB1EF

#EF4D60#EF4D60

#EFDD4D#EFDD4D

#F7C2A1#F7C2A1

#CE5A12#CE5A12

Color Harmonies

#4DB1EF#4DB1EF

#EF4D60#EF4D60

#EFDD4D#EFDD4D

#4DEF8B#4DEF8B

#8B4DEF#8B4DEF

Variants

#F7C2A1#F7C2A1

#CE5A12#CE5A12

#FF873D#FF873D

#DA9062#DA9062

#F5D9C7#F5D9C7

#FFA166#FFA166

Nearest Named Colors

Coral#FF7F50

Butterscotch#E3963E

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Terracotta#E2725B

#EF8B4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EF8B4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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