Information about #EFA161 color

#EFA161 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EFA161 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(239, 161, 97) — 93.7% red, 63.1% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 56 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EFA161 is a vivid, lively orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sandy Brown (#F4A460). Slightly further away sit Pastel Persimmon (#EF9967) and Tan Hide (#FA9D5A).

In RGB terms — rgb(239, 161, 97) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EFA161: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #EFA161 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EFA161 color variations

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

#EFA161 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 #EFA161

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EFA161
  • RGB239, 161, 97
  • CMYK0, 31, 56, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 161, 97)
  • HSL27°, 82%, 66%
  • HSL Precise27.042°, 81.609%, 65.882%
  • HSV27°, 59%, 94%
  • HSB27°, 59%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.631, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.631, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.631, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEFA161
  • DECIMAL ID15704417
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01