HEX atlas value

#EFBB9F

#EFBB9F is a warm orange HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 187, 159, HSL 21, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.5639, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#EFBB9F Sample readable text

HEX #EFBB9F

RGB rgb(239, 187, 159)

HSL hsl(21 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.5639

Contrast Black 12.28:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-efbb9f: #EFBB9F;
.background-efbb9f { background-color: #EFBB9F; }
.text-efbb9f { color: #EFBB9F; }

Luminance0.5639

Black text12.28:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#EFBB9F","rgb":[239,187,159],"hsl":[21,71,78],"cmyk":[0,22,33,6],"luminance":0.5639,"contrast":{"black":12.28,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF3EE","hex":"#FCF3EE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.19,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFE39F","hex":"#EFE39F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.16,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9FD3EF","hex":"#9FD3EF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.04,"contrastWhite":1.61,"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","Pastel 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/efbb9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FD3EF","analogous":["#EF9FAB","#EFE39F"],"triadic":["#9FEFBB","#BB9FEF"],"tetradic":["#ABEF9F","#9FD3EF","#E39FEF"],"splitComplementary":["#9FEFE3","#9FABEF"],"monochromatic":["#FCF3EE","#EFBB9F","#E18351"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF3EE","dark":"#E18351","saturated":"#FBB793","desaturated":"#E2BFAB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD1B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":19.595917942265423},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":21.354156504062622},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":25.25866188063018}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFBB9F

#EFBB9F is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #EFBB9F is visually closest to Pastel Coral, a named red color with HEX #FFB3A7.

The RGB channels are 239, 187, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg 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 0.5639, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.28:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFBB9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF3EE#000000 text · best 19.19:1#FCF3EE

#EFE39F#000000 text · best 16.16:1#EFE39F

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

#9FD3EF#000000 text · best 13.04:1#9FD3EF

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

Generated Palette

#EFBB9F#EFBB9F

#9FD3EF#9FD3EF

#EF9FAB#EF9FAB

#EFE39F#EFE39F

#FCF3EE#FCF3EE

#E18351#E18351

Color Harmonies

#9FD3EF#9FD3EF

#EF9FAB#EF9FAB

#EFE39F#EFE39F

#9FEFBB#9FEFBB

#BB9FEF#BB9FEF

Variants

#FCF3EE#FCF3EE

#E18351#E18351

#FBB793#FBB793

#E2BFAB#E2BFAB

White#FFFFFF

#FFD1B8#FFD1B8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Melon#FDBCB4

#EFBB9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFBB9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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