HEX atlas value

#EFBDB3

#EFBDB3 is a warm red HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 189, 179, HSL 10, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.58, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#EFBDB3 Sample readable text

HEX #EFBDB3

RGB rgb(239, 189, 179)

HSL hsl(10 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 25, 6)

Luminance 0.58

Contrast Black 12.6:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-efbdb3: #EFBDB3;
.background-efbdb3 { background-color: #EFBDB3; }
.text-efbdb3 { color: #EFBDB3; }

Luminance0.58

Black text12.6:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#EFBDB3","rgb":[239,189,179],"hsl":[10,65,82],"cmyk":[0,21,25,6],"luminance":0.58,"contrast":{"black":12.6,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFDBB3","hex":"#EFDBB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.45,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B3E5EF","hex":"#B3E5EF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.37,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Desert Sand adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efbdb3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B3E5EF","analogous":["#EFB3C7","#EFDBB3"],"triadic":["#B3EFBD","#BDB3EF"],"tetradic":["#C7EFB3","#B3E5EF","#DBB3EF"],"splitComplementary":["#B3EFDB","#B3C7EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFBDB3","#DF7B68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DF7B68","saturated":"#F9B6A9","desaturated":"#E5C4BD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD5CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":12.806248474865697},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":14.071247279470288},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":16.522711641858304},{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":16.583123951777},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":20.904544960366874}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFBDB3

#EFBDB3 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #EFBDB3 is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 239, 189, and 179, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 10deg with 65% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.58, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.6:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFBDB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EFDBB3#000000 text · best 15.45:1#EFDBB3

#B3E5EF#000000 text · best 15.37:1#B3E5EF

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

Generated Palette

#EFBDB3#EFBDB3

#B3E5EF#B3E5EF

#EFB3C7#EFB3C7

#EFDBB3#EFDBB3

White#FFFFFF

#DF7B68#DF7B68

Color Harmonies

#B3E5EF#B3E5EF

#EFB3C7#EFB3C7

#EFDBB3#EFDBB3

#B3EFBD#B3EFBD

#BDB3EF#BDB3EF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DF7B68#DF7B68

#F9B6A9#F9B6A9

#E5C4BD#E5C4BD

White#FFFFFF

#FFD5CC#FFD5CC

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Melon#FDBCB4

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Baby Pink#F4C2C2

Apricot#FBCEB1

#EFBDB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFBDB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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