HEX atlas value

#EFD6B3

#EFD6B3 is a warm orange HEX color close to Feldspar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 214, 179, HSL 35, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.697, and belongs to the balanced group.

#EFD6B3 Sample readable text
HEX #EFD6B3
RGB rgb(239, 214, 179)
HSL hsl(35 65% 82%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 25, 6)
Luminance 0.697
Contrast Black 14.94:1White 1.41:1

CSS

--color-efd6b3: #EFD6B3;
.background-efd6b3 { background-color: #EFD6B3; }
.text-efd6b3 { color: #EFD6B3; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.697
Black text14.94:1AA Pass
White text1.41:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#EFD6B3","rgb":[239,214,179],"hsl":[35,65,82],"cmyk":[0,10,25,6],"luminance":0.697,"contrast":{"black":14.94,"white":1.41}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.41,"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":"#EAEFB3","hex":"#EAEFB3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.5,"contrastWhite":1.2,"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":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9D8A9","hex":"#F9D8A9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.42,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
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/efd6b3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#B3CCEF","analogous":["#EFB8B3","#EAEFB3"],"triadic":["#B3EFD6","#D6B3EF"],"tetradic":["#B3EFB8","#B3CCEF","#EFB3EA"],"splitComplementary":["#B3EAEF","#B8B3EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFD6B3","#DFAD68"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DFAD68","saturated":"#F9D8A9","desaturated":"#E5D4BD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEACC"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":10},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":13.74772708486752},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":14.560219778561036},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":17.46424919657298}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFD6B3

#EFD6B3 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #EFD6B3 is visually closest to Feldspar, a named orange color with HEX #F0CDB7.

The RGB channels are 239, 214, and 179, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.697, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.94:1AA Pass
White text1.41:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFD6B3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.94:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
#EAEFB3#000000 text · best 17.5:1#EAEFB3
Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB
Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3
#F9D8A9#000000 text · best 15.42:1#F9D8A9

Generated Palette

#EFD6B3#EFD6B3
#B3CCEF#B3CCEF
#EFB8B3#EFB8B3
#EAEFB3#EAEFB3
White#FFFFFF
#DFAD68#DFAD68

Color Harmonies

#B3CCEF#B3CCEF
#EFB8B3#EFB8B3
#EAEFB3#EAEFB3
#B3EFD6#B3EFD6
#D6B3EF#D6B3EF

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#DFAD68#DFAD68
#F9D8A9#F9D8A9
#E5D4BD#E5D4BD
White#FFFFFF
#FFEACC#FFEACC

Nearest Named Colors