HEX atlas value

#EFCDB3

#EFCDB3 is a warm orange HEX color close to Feldspar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 205, 179, HSL 26, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.6527, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#EFCDB3 Sample readable text

HEX #EFCDB3

RGB rgb(239, 205, 179)

HSL hsl(26 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 25, 6)

Luminance 0.6527

Contrast Black 14.05:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-efcdb3: #EFCDB3;
.background-efcdb3 { background-color: #EFCDB3; }
.text-efcdb3 { color: #EFCDB3; }

Luminance0.6527

Black text14.05:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#EFCDB3","rgb":[239,205,179],"hsl":[26,65,82],"cmyk":[0,14,25,6],"luminance":0.6527,"contrast":{"black":14.05,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"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":"#EFEBB3","hex":"#EFEBB3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.2,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"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":"#F9CCA9","hex":"#F9CCA9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.24,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Feldspar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efcdb3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B3D5EF","analogous":["#EFB3B7","#EFEBB3"],"triadic":["#B3EFCD","#CDB3EF"],"tetradic":["#B7EFB3","#B3D5EF","#EBB3EF"],"splitComplementary":["#B3EFEB","#B3B7EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFCDB3","#DF9B68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DF9B68","saturated":"#F9CCA9","desaturated":"#E5CEBD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE2CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":4.123105625617661},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":6},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":18.027756377319946},{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":19.261360284258224}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFCDB3

#EFCDB3 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #EFCDB3 is visually closest to Feldspar, a named orange color with HEX #F0CDB7.

The RGB channels are 239, 205, and 179, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.6527, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.05:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFCDB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EFEBB3#000000 text · best 17.2:1#EFEBB3

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

#F9CCA9#000000 text · best 14.24:1#F9CCA9

Generated Palette

#EFCDB3#EFCDB3

#B3D5EF#B3D5EF

#EFB3B7#EFB3B7

#EFEBB3#EFEBB3

White#FFFFFF

#DF9B68#DF9B68

Color Harmonies

#B3D5EF#B3D5EF

#EFB3B7#EFB3B7

#EFEBB3#EFEBB3

#B3EFCD#B3EFCD

#CDB3EF#CDB3EF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DF9B68#DF9B68

#F9CCA9#F9CCA9

#E5CEBD#E5CEBD

White#FFFFFF

#FFE2CC#FFE2CC

Nearest Named Colors

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Apricot#FBCEB1

Wheat#F5DEB3

Baby Pink#F4C2C2

#EFCDB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFCDB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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