HEX atlas value

#EFBD9F

#EFBD9F is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 189, 159, HSL 23, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.5725, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#EFBD9F Sample readable text

HEX #EFBD9F

RGB rgb(239, 189, 159)

HSL hsl(23 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.5725

Contrast Black 12.45:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-efbd9f: #EFBD9F;
.background-efbd9f { background-color: #EFBD9F; }
.text-efbd9f { color: #EFBD9F; }

Luminance0.5725

Black text12.45:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA 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":"#EFBD9F","rgb":[239,189,159],"hsl":[23,71,78],"cmyk":[0,21,33,6],"luminance":0.5725,"contrast":{"black":12.45,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"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":"#EFE59F","hex":"#EFE59F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.38,"contrastWhite":1.28,"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":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9FD0EF","hex":"#9FD0EF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.74,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Desert Sand adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efbd9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FD0EF","analogous":["#EF9FA8","#EFE59F"],"triadic":["#9FEFBE","#BE9FEF"],"tetradic":["#A8EF9F","#9FD0EF","#E59FEF"],"splitComplementary":["#9FEFE5","#9FA8EF"],"monochromatic":["#FCF3EE","#EFBD9F","#E18851"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF3EE","dark":"#E18851","saturated":"#FBBB93","desaturated":"#E2C0AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD3B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":20.493901531919196},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":22.869193252058544},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":25.25866188063018}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFBD9F

#EFBD9F is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #EFBD9F is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 239, 189, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg 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 0.5725, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.45:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFBD9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.45:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#EFE59F#000000 text · best 16.38:1#EFE59F

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

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

#9FD0EF#000000 text · best 12.74:1#9FD0EF

Generated Palette

#EFBD9F#EFBD9F

#9FD0EF#9FD0EF

#EF9FA8#EF9FA8

#EFE59F#EFE59F

#FCF3EE#FCF3EE

#E18851#E18851

Color Harmonies

#9FD0EF#9FD0EF

#EF9FA8#EF9FA8

#EFE59F#EFE59F

#9FEFBE#9FEFBE

#BE9FEF#BE9FEF

Variants

#FCF3EE#FCF3EE

#E18851#E18851

#FBBB93#FBBB93

#E2C0AB#E2C0AB

White#FFFFFF

#FFD3B8#FFD3B8

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Melon#FDBCB4

#EFBD9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFBD9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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