HEX atlas value

#EFAE4D

#EFAE4D is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 174, 77, HSL 36, 84%, 62%, has luminance 0.4916, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EFAE4D Sample readable text

HEX #EFAE4D

RGB rgb(239, 174, 77)

HSL hsl(36 84% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 68, 6)

Luminance 0.4916

Contrast Black 10.83:1White 1.94:1

CSS

--color-efae4d: #EFAE4D;
.background-efae4d { background-color: #EFAE4D; }
.text-efae4d { color: #EFAE4D; }

Luminance0.4916

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA 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":"#EFAE4D","rgb":[239,174,77],"hsl":[36,84,62],"cmyk":[0,27,68,6],"luminance":0.4916,"contrast":{"black":10.83,"white":1.94}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFEF4D","hex":"#DFEF4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7D5A1","hex":"#F7D5A1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.99,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFB13D","hex":"#FFB13D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.61,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Sandy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efae4d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D8EEF","analogous":["#EF5D4D","#DFEF4D"],"triadic":["#4DEFAE","#AE4DEF"],"tetradic":["#4DEF5D","#4D8EEF","#EF4DDF"],"splitComplementary":["#4DDFEF","#5D4DEF"],"monochromatic":["#F7D5A1","#EFAE4D","#CE8312"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7D5A1","dark":"#CE8312","saturated":"#FFB13D","desaturated":"#DAAA62","pastel":"#F5E2C7","neon":"#FFC266"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":27.16615541441225},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":30.740852297878796},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":36.742346141747674},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":37.376463182061514}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFAE4D

#EFAE4D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EFAE4D is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 239, 174, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.4916, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFAE4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFEF4D#000000 text · best 16.59:1#DFEF4D

#F7D5A1#000000 text · best 14.99:1#F7D5A1

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFB13D#000000 text · best 11.61:1#FFB13D

Generated Palette

#EFAE4D#EFAE4D

#4D8EEF#4D8EEF

#EF5D4D#EF5D4D

#DFEF4D#DFEF4D

#F7D5A1#F7D5A1

#CE8312#CE8312

Color Harmonies

#4D8EEF#4D8EEF

#EF5D4D#EF5D4D

#DFEF4D#DFEF4D

#4DEFAE#4DEFAE

#AE4DEF#AE4DEF

Variants

#F7D5A1#F7D5A1

#CE8312#CE8312

#FFB13D#FFB13D

#DAAA62#DAAA62

#F5E2C7#F5E2C7

#FFC266#FFC266

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Buttercup#F3C13A

Butterscotch#E3963E

Saffron#F4C430

Old Gold#CFB53B

#EFAE4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFAE4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides