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#EFBF9F

#efbf9f ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efbf9f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 74.9% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 33.47% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 24°, with 71.43% saturation and 78.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.5812

Complementary

  1. #efbf9f
  2. #9fcfef

Split complementary

  1. #efbf9f
  2. #9fefe7
  3. #9fa7ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9fa7
  2. #efbf9f
  3. #efe79f

Triadic

  1. #efbf9f
  2. #9fefbf
  3. #bf9fef

Tetradic

  1. #efbf9f
  2. #cfef9f
  3. #9fcfef
  4. #bf9fef

Square

  1. #efbf9f
  2. #a7ef9f
  3. #9fcfef
  4. #e79fef

Monochromatic

  1. #d26923
  2. #e4935d
  3. #efbf9f
  4. #faebe1
  5. #fcf3ee

Shades

#efbf9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efbf9f
  2. #d7ac8f
  3. #bf997f
  4. #a7866f
  5. #8f735f
  6. #786050
  7. #604c40
  8. #483930
  9. #302620
  10. #181310
  11. #000000

Tints

#efbf9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efbf9f
  2. #f1c5a9
  3. #f2ccb2
  4. #f4d2bc
  5. #f5d9c5
  6. #f7dfcf
  7. #f9e5d9
  8. #faece2
  9. #fcf2ec
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efbf9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efbf9f
  2. #e4b99c
  3. #d9b299
  4. #ceac96
  5. #c3a693
  6. #b8a090
  7. #ac998c
  8. #a19389
  9. #968d86
  10. #8b8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc39d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cd9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdb6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc19e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2c79f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7baad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efbf9f {
  color: #efbf9f;
}
Background
.bg-efbf9f {
  background-color: #efbf9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efbf9f {
  border: 2px solid #efbf9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efbf9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 191 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 71% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efbf9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efbf9f, #efe79f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efbf9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 191 159 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.63 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.83 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.50 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.32 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.75 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.22 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.78 #104060 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Apricot
#efbf9f  rgb(239, 191, 159)  hsl(24, 71%, 78%)  Apricot
#9fcfef  rgb(159, 207, 239)  hsl(204, 71%, 78%)  Light Sky Blue
#9fefbf  rgb(159, 239, 191)  hsl(144, 71%, 78%)  Seafoam Green
#bf9fef  rgb(191, 159, 239)  hsl(264, 71%, 78%)  Wisteria