HEX atlas value

#EFC49F

#EFC49F is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 196, 159, HSL 28, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.6033, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#EFC49F Sample readable text

HEX #EFC49F

RGB rgb(239, 196, 159)

HSL hsl(28 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.6033

Contrast Black 13.07:1White 1.61:1

CSS

--color-efc49f: #EFC49F;
.background-efc49f { background-color: #EFC49F; }
.text-efc49f { color: #EFC49F; }

Luminance0.6033

Black text13.07:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA 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":"#EFC49F","rgb":[239,196,159],"hsl":[28,71,78],"cmyk":[0,18,33,6],"luminance":0.6033,"contrast":{"black":13.07,"white":1.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.61,"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":"#EFEC9F","hex":"#EFEC9F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.17,"contrastWhite":1.22,"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/efc49f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FCAEF","analogous":["#EF9FA2","#EFEC9F"],"triadic":["#9FEFC4","#C49FEF"],"tetradic":["#A2EF9F","#9FCAEF","#EC9FEF"],"splitComplementary":["#9FEFEC","#9FA2EF"],"monochromatic":["#FCF4EE","#EFC49F","#E19451"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF4EE","dark":"#E19451","saturated":"#FBC393","desaturated":"#E2C5AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD9B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":21.97726097583591},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":23.83275057562597},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":24.677925358506133}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFC49F

#EFC49F is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #EFC49F is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 239, 196, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.6033, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.07:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFC49F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.07:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#EFEC9F#000000 text · best 17.17:1#EFEC9F

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

#EFC49F#EFC49F

#9FCAEF#9FCAEF

#EF9FA2#EF9FA2

#EFEC9F#EFEC9F

#FCF4EE#FCF4EE

#E19451#E19451

Color Harmonies

#9FCAEF#9FCAEF

#EF9FA2#EF9FA2

#EFEC9F#EFEC9F

#9FEFC4#9FEFC4

#C49FEF#C49FEF

Variants

#FCF4EE#FCF4EE

#E19451#E19451

#FBC393#FBC393

#E2C5AB#E2C5AB

White#FFFFFF

#FFD9B8#FFD9B8

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Apricot#FBCEB1

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

#EFC49F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFC49F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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