HEX atlas value

#EFB39F

#EFB39F is a warm orange HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 179, 159, HSL 15, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.5309, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#EFB39F Sample readable text

HEX #EFB39F

RGB rgb(239, 179, 159)

HSL hsl(15 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.5309

Contrast Black 11.62:1White 1.81:1

CSS

--color-efb39f: #EFB39F;
.background-efb39f { background-color: #EFB39F; }
.text-efb39f { color: #EFB39F; }

Luminance0.5309

Black text11.62:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA 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":"#EFB39F","rgb":[239,179,159],"hsl":[15,71,78],"cmyk":[0,25,33,6],"luminance":0.5309,"contrast":{"black":11.62,"white":1.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF1EE","hex":"#FCF1EE","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.96,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFDB9F","hex":"#EFDB9F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.3,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9FDBEF","hex":"#9FDBEF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Soft Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efb39f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FDBEF","analogous":["#EF9FB3","#EFDB9F"],"triadic":["#9FEFB3","#B39FEF"],"tetradic":["#B3EF9F","#9FDBEF","#DB9FEF"],"splitComplementary":["#9FEFDB","#9FB3EF"],"monochromatic":["#FCF1EE","#EFB39F","#E17551"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF1EE","dark":"#E17551","saturated":"#FBAD93","desaturated":"#E2B9AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC9B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":17.88854381999832},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":25.357444666211933},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":26.795522013948524},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":27.27636339397171}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFB39F

#EFB39F is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #EFB39F is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 239, 179, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 71% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.5309, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.62:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFB39F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF1EE#000000 text · best 18.96:1#FCF1EE

#EFDB9F#000000 text · best 15.3:1#EFDB9F

#9FDBEF#000000 text · best 13.85:1#9FDBEF

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

Generated Palette

#EFB39F#EFB39F

#9FDBEF#9FDBEF

#EF9FB3#EF9FB3

#EFDB9F#EFDB9F

#FCF1EE#FCF1EE

#E17551#E17551

Color Harmonies

#9FDBEF#9FDBEF

#EF9FB3#EF9FB3

#EFDB9F#EFDB9F

#9FEFB3#9FEFB3

#B39FEF#B39FEF

Variants

#FCF1EE#FCF1EE

#E17551#E17551

#FBAD93#FBAD93

#E2B9AB#E2B9AB

White#FFFFFF

#FFC9B8#FFC9B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Melon#FDBCB4

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#EFB39F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFB39F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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