Information about #EFB161 color

#EFB161 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #EFB161 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(239, 177, 97) — 93.7% red, 69.4% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 56 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #EFB161 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rich Caramel (#EAB563). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Orange (#F4AB6A) and Rajah (#FBAB60).

The recipe behind #EFB161 is rgb(239, 177, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EFB161 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EFB161 color variations

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

#EFB161 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 #EFB161

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

Rich Caramel color link
Rich Caramel

#EAB563

Rajah color link
Rajah

#FBAB60

Sandy Brown color link
Sandy Brown

#F4A460

Casablanca color link
Casablanca

#F0B253

Vegas color link
Vegas

#FCB358

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Texas Rose color link
Texas Rose

#FCB057

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Sunkissed color link
Sunkissed

#E6B553

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EFB161
  • RGB239, 177, 97
  • CMYK0, 24, 56, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 177, 97)
  • HSL34°, 82%, 66%
  • HSL Precise33.803°, 81.609%, 65.882%
  • HSV34°, 59%, 94%
  • HSB34°, 59%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.694, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.694, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.694, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEFB161
  • DECIMAL ID15708513
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01