HEX atlas value

#EFCF9F

#EFCF9F is a warm orange HEX color close to Soft Peach. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 207, 159, HSL 36, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.6548, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#EFCF9F Sample readable text

HEX #EFCF9F

RGB rgb(239, 207, 159)

HSL hsl(36 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.6548

Contrast Black 14.1:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-efcf9f: #EFCF9F;
.background-efcf9f { background-color: #EFCF9F; }
.text-efcf9f { color: #EFCF9F; }

Luminance0.6548

Black text14.1:1AA 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":"#EFCF9F","rgb":[239,207,159],"hsl":[36,71,78],"cmyk":[0,13,33,6],"luminance":0.6548,"contrast":{"black":14.1,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF6EE","hex":"#FCF6EE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.56,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7EF9F","hex":"#E7EF9F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.25,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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":"#FBD193","hex":"#FBD193","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.64,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Soft Peach adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efcf9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FBFEF","analogous":["#EFA79F","#E7EF9F"],"triadic":["#9FEFCF","#CF9FEF"],"tetradic":["#9FEFA7","#9FBFEF","#EF9FE7"],"splitComplementary":["#9FE7EF","#A79FEF"],"monochromatic":["#FCF6EE","#EFCF9F","#E1A751"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF6EE","dark":"#E1A751","saturated":"#FBD193","desaturated":"#E2CCAB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE2B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":17.204650534085253},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":21.656407827707714},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":24.1039415863879},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":25.37715508089904}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFCF9F

#EFCF9F is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #EFCF9F is visually closest to Soft Peach, a named orange color with HEX #FAD7A0.

The RGB channels are 239, 207, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.6548, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.1:1AA 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 #EFCF9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF6EE#000000 text · best 19.56:1#FCF6EE

#E7EF9F#000000 text · best 17.25:1#E7EF9F

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

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

#FBD193#000000 text · best 14.64:1#FBD193

Generated Palette

#EFCF9F#EFCF9F

#9FBFEF#9FBFEF

#EFA79F#EFA79F

#E7EF9F#E7EF9F

#FCF6EE#FCF6EE

#E1A751#E1A751

Color Harmonies

#9FBFEF#9FBFEF

#EFA79F#EFA79F

#E7EF9F#E7EF9F

#9FEFCF#9FEFCF

#CF9FEF#CF9FEF

Variants

#FCF6EE#FCF6EE

#E1A751#E1A751

#FBD193#FBD193

#E2CCAB#E2CCAB

White#FFFFFF

#FFE2B8#FFE2B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Apricot#FBCEB1

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#EFCF9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFCF9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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