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#EF8A2B closest to À l’Orange

#EF8A2B is a light, vivid orange; the closest named color is À l’Orange. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 54.1% green and 16.9% blue (rgb(239, 138, 43)). Its HSL value is 29° hue, 86% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 82% yellow and 6% black. #EF8A2B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.34:1.

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Variations of #EF8A2B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EF8A2B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EF8A2B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EF8A2B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C1AC2B
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A89519
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0951E
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1AC2B
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CFA129
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF7378
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F88158
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BA9D91

#EF8A2B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.52:1 Very poor#EF8A2B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.34:1 Very good#EF8A2B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EF8A2B in CSS

/* À l’Orange */
.color { color: #EF8A2B; }
.background { background-color: #EF8A2B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EF8A2B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 138 43);
color: hsl(29 86% 55%);
color: oklch(0.728 0.159 58.1);

#EF8A2B FAQ

What color is #EF8A2B?

#EF8A2B is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is À l’Orange. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EF8A2B?

#EF8A2B is rgb(239, 138, 43) in RGB, hsl(29, 86%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 42%, 82%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EF8A2B?

The complementary color of #EF8A2B is #2B90EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EF8A2B?

Black text has the best contrast on #EF8A2B: 8.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EF8A2B a warm or cool color?

#EF8A2B is a warm color.