HEX atlas value

#EFB14D

#EFB14D is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 177, 77, HSL 37, 84%, 62%, has luminance 0.5033, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EFB14D Sample readable text

HEX #EFB14D

RGB rgb(239, 177, 77)

HSL hsl(37 84% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 68, 6)

Luminance 0.5033

Contrast Black 11.07:1White 1.9:1

CSS

--color-efb14d: #EFB14D;
.background-efb14d { background-color: #EFB14D; }
.text-efb14d { color: #EFB14D; }

Luminance0.5033

Black text11.07:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA 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":"#EFB14D","rgb":[239,177,77],"hsl":[37,84,62],"cmyk":[0,26,68,6],"luminance":0.5033,"contrast":{"black":11.07,"white":1.9}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DDEF4D","hex":"#DDEF4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.53,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7D6A1","hex":"#F7D6A1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.09,"contrastWhite":1.39,"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":"#FFB53D","hex":"#FFB53D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.93,"contrastWhite":1.76,"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/efb14d.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":"#4D8BEF","analogous":["#EF604D","#DDEF4D"],"triadic":["#4DEFB1","#B14DEF"],"tetradic":["#4DEF60","#4D8BEF","#EF4DDD"],"splitComplementary":["#4DDDEF","#604DEF"],"monochromatic":["#F7D6A1","#EFB14D","#CE8612"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7D6A1","dark":"#CE8612","saturated":"#FFB53D","desaturated":"#DAAC62","pastel":"#F5E3C7","neon":"#FFC466"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":23.558437978779494},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":25.15949125081825},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":33.13608305156178},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":35.02855977627399},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":36.932370625238775}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFB14D

#EFB14D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EFB14D is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 239, 177, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.5033, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.07:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFB14D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.07:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.9:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DDEF4D#000000 text · best 16.53:1#DDEF4D

#F7D6A1#000000 text · best 15.09:1#F7D6A1

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFB53D#000000 text · best 11.93:1#FFB53D

Generated Palette

#EFB14D#EFB14D

#4D8BEF#4D8BEF

#EF604D#EF604D

#DDEF4D#DDEF4D

#F7D6A1#F7D6A1

#CE8612#CE8612

Color Harmonies

#4D8BEF#4D8BEF

#EF604D#EF604D

#DDEF4D#DDEF4D

#4DEFB1#4DEFB1

#B14DEF#B14DEF

Variants

#F7D6A1#F7D6A1

#CE8612#CE8612

#FFB53D#FFB53D

#DAAC62#DAAC62

#F5E3C7#F5E3C7

#FFC466#FFC466

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Buttercup#F3C13A

Butterscotch#E3963E

Saffron#F4C430

Old Gold#CFB53B

#EFB14D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFB14D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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