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#efa600 color: Orange Pospsicle

#efa600 is rgb(239, 166, 0) in RGB and oklch(77.594% 0.16227 77.11) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

77.6%
0.162
77°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #efa600

#efa600 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.6% lightness, 0.162 chroma and a hue of 77°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.07:1 contrast and black text 10.12:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Orange Pospsicle (#f2a60f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #efa600 mixed with white

  1. efa600
  2. f1af3d
  3. f3b95a
  4. f5c273
  5. f7cb89
  6. f9d49d
  7. faddb2
  8. fce5c5
  9. fdeed9
  10. fef7ec

Darker: #efa600 mixed with black

  1. efa600
  2. d09000
  3. b17a00
  4. 946500
  5. 785100
  6. 5c3e00
  7. 422b00
  8. 2a1a00
  9. 140a00
  10. 030100

Calmer: #efa600 with less saturation

  1. efa600
  2. eaa834
  3. e4aa4b
  4. dfac5d
  5. d9ae6d
  6. d3b07b
  7. ceb188
  8. c8b394
  9. c2b4a0
  10. bcb5ab

Questions about #efa600

What color is #efa600?

#efa600 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Orange Pospsicle. In RGB it is rgb(239, 166, 0), in HSL hsl(41.67, 100%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.594% 0.16227 77.11).

What colors go well with #efa600?

The complementary color of #efa600 is #7cb8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9252 and #c2bc17. The triadic partners are #00d2d7 and #df93fa.

Is white or black text more readable on #efa600?

Black text reads better on #efa600: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and black gives 10.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #efa600 a warm or cool color?

#efa600 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 77 degrees, its lightness 77.6% and its chroma 0.162.