Information about #EFA157 color

#EFA157 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #EFA157 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(239, 161, 87) — 93.7% red, 63.1% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 60 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated orange, #EFA157 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sandy Brown (#F4A460). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brilliant Orange (#E79C51) and Tan Hide (#FA9D5A).

In RGB terms — rgb(239, 161, 87) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EFA157 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EFA157 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EFA157 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EFA157

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sandy Brown color link
Sandy Brown

#F4A460

Tan Hide color link
Tan Hide

#FA9D5A

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Faded Orange color link
Faded Orange

#F0944D

Touche color link
Touche

#FFA555

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Pale Orange color link
Pale Orange

#FFA756

Casablanca color link
Casablanca

#F0B253

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EFA157
  • RGB239, 161, 87
  • CMYK0, 31, 60, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 161, 87)
  • HSL29°, 83%, 64%
  • HSL Precise29.211°, 82.609%, 63.922%
  • HSV29°, 64%, 94%
  • HSB29°, 64%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.631, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.631, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.631, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEFA157
  • DECIMAL ID15704407
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01