HEX atlas value

#EFDEB3

#EFDEB3 is a warm orange HEX color close to Wheat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 222, 179, HSL 43, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.7385, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#EFDEB3 Sample readable text

HEX #EFDEB3

RGB rgb(239, 222, 179)

HSL hsl(43 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 25, 6)

Luminance 0.7385

Contrast Black 15.77:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-efdeb3: #EFDEB3;
.background-efdeb3 { background-color: #EFDEB3; }
.text-efdeb3 { color: #EFDEB3; }

Luminance0.7385

Black text15.77:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA 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":"#EFDEB3","rgb":[239,222,179],"hsl":[43,65,82],"cmyk":[0,7,25,6],"luminance":0.7385,"contrast":{"black":15.77,"white":1.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"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":"#E2EFB3","hex":"#E2EFB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.23,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.02,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Wheat adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efdeb3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B3C4EF","analogous":["#EFC0B3","#E2EFB3"],"triadic":["#B3EFDE","#DEB3EF"],"tetradic":["#B3EFC0","#B3C4EF","#EFB3E2"],"splitComplementary":["#B3E2EF","#C0B3EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFDEB3","#DFBD68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DFBD68","saturated":"#F9E2A9","desaturated":"#E5DABD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF1CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":6},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":13.490737563232042},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":17.08800749063506},{"slug":"moccasin","name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","distance":17.204650534085253}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFDEB3

#EFDEB3 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #EFDEB3 is visually closest to Wheat, a named orange color with HEX #F5DEB3.

The RGB channels are 239, 222, and 179, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.7385, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.77:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFDEB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.77:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E2EFB3#000000 text · best 17.23:1#E2EFB3

Moccasin#000000 text · best 17.02:1#FFE4B5

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Generated Palette

#EFDEB3#EFDEB3

#B3C4EF#B3C4EF

#EFC0B3#EFC0B3

#E2EFB3#E2EFB3

White#FFFFFF

#DFBD68#DFBD68

Color Harmonies

#B3C4EF#B3C4EF

#EFC0B3#EFC0B3

#E2EFB3#E2EFB3

#B3EFDE#B3EFDE

#DEB3EF#DEB3EF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DFBD68#DFBD68

#F9E2A9#F9E2A9

#E5DABD#E5DABD

White#FFFFFF

#FFF1CC#FFF1CC

Nearest Named Colors

Wheat#F5DEB3

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Moccasin#FFE4B5

#EFDEB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFDEB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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