HEX atlas value

#EFB74D

#EFB74D is a warm orange HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 183, 77, HSL 39, 84%, 62%, has luminance 0.5275, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EFB74D Sample readable text

HEX #EFB74D

RGB rgb(239, 183, 77)

HSL hsl(39 84% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 68, 6)

Luminance 0.5275

Contrast Black 11.55:1White 1.82:1

CSS

--color-efb74d: #EFB74D;
.background-efb74d { background-color: #EFB74D; }
.text-efb74d { color: #EFB74D; }

Luminance0.5275

Black text11.55:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA 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":"#EFB74D","rgb":[239,183,77],"hsl":[39,84,62],"cmyk":[0,23,68,6],"luminance":0.5275,"contrast":{"black":11.55,"white":1.82}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D7EF4D","hex":"#D7EF4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.34,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7D9A1","hex":"#F7D9A1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.39,"contrastWhite":1.36,"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":"#FFBB3D","hex":"#FFBB3D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.43,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Buttercup adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efb74d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D86EF","analogous":["#EF654D","#D7EF4D"],"triadic":["#4DEFB7","#B74DEF"],"tetradic":["#4DEF65","#4D86EF","#EF4DD7"],"splitComplementary":["#4DD7EF","#654DEF"],"monochromatic":["#F7D9A1","#EFB74D","#CE8C12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7D9A1","dark":"#CE8C12","saturated":"#FFBB3D","desaturated":"#DAB062","pastel":"#F5E5C7","neon":"#FFC966"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":27.331300737432898},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":32.17141588429082},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":36.76955262170047},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":38.18376618407357}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFB74D

#EFB74D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EFB74D is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 239, 183, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg 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 0.5275, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.84, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.55:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFB74D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.55:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.82:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D7EF4D#000000 text · best 16.34:1#D7EF4D

#F7D9A1#000000 text · best 15.39:1#F7D9A1

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFBB3D#000000 text · best 12.43:1#FFBB3D

Generated Palette

#EFB74D#EFB74D

#4D86EF#4D86EF

#EF654D#EF654D

#D7EF4D#D7EF4D

#F7D9A1#F7D9A1

#CE8C12#CE8C12

Color Harmonies

#4D86EF#4D86EF

#EF654D#EF654D

#D7EF4D#D7EF4D

#4DEFB7#4DEFB7

#B74DEF#B74DEF

Variants

#F7D9A1#F7D9A1

#CE8C12#CE8C12

#FFBB3D#FFBB3D

#DAB062#DAB062

#F5E5C7#F5E5C7

#FFC966#FFC966

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Saffron#F4C430

Old Gold#CFB53B

Butterscotch#E3963E

#EFB74D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFB74D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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