HEX atlas value

#EFC29F

#EFC29F is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 194, 159, HSL 26, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.5944, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#EFC29F Sample readable text

HEX #EFC29F

RGB rgb(239, 194, 159)

HSL hsl(26 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.5944

Contrast Black 12.89:1White 1.63:1

CSS

--color-efc29f: #EFC29F;
.background-efc29f { background-color: #EFC29F; }
.text-efc29f { color: #EFC29F; }

Luminance0.5944

Black text12.89:1AA Pass

White text1.63:1AA 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":"#EFC29F","rgb":[239,194,159],"hsl":[26,71,78],"cmyk":[0,19,33,6],"luminance":0.5944,"contrast":{"black":12.89,"white":1.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF4EE","hex":"#FCF4EE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.31,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFE99F","hex":"#EFE99F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.83,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"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":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"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/efc29f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FCCEF","analogous":["#EF9FA4","#EFE99F"],"triadic":["#9FEFC2","#C29FEF"],"tetradic":["#A4EF9F","#9FCCEF","#E99FEF"],"splitComplementary":["#9FEFE9","#9FA4EF"],"monochromatic":["#FCF4EE","#EFC29F","#E18F51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF4EE","dark":"#E18F51","saturated":"#FBC093","desaturated":"#E2C3AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD7B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":17.578395831246947},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":23.194827009486403},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":24.73863375370596}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFC29F

#EFC29F is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #EFC29F is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 239, 194, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg 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 0.5944, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.89:1AA Pass

White text1.63:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFC29F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.89:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.63:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF4EE#000000 text · best 19.31:1#FCF4EE

#EFE99F#000000 text · best 16.83:1#EFE99F

Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

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

Generated Palette

#EFC29F#EFC29F

#9FCCEF#9FCCEF

#EF9FA4#EF9FA4

#EFE99F#EFE99F

#FCF4EE#FCF4EE

#E18F51#E18F51

Color Harmonies

#9FCCEF#9FCCEF

#EF9FA4#EF9FA4

#EFE99F#EFE99F

#9FEFC2#9FEFC2

#C29FEF#C29FEF

Variants

#FCF4EE#FCF4EE

#E18F51#E18F51

#FBC093#FBC093

#E2C3AB#E2C3AB

White#FFFFFF

#FFD7B8#FFD7B8

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Apricot#FBCEB1

#EFC29F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFC29F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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