Close to Butterscotch
#EFBC61
#EFBC61 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Butterscotch. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 73.7% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 38°, with 82% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EFBC61.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.74:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.04:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.74:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.04:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EFBC61 as they’d see it.
#EFBC61 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EFBC61
What color is #EFBC61?
#EFBC61 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Butterscotch. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 73.7% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 38°, with 82% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EFBC61 in RGB?
#EFBC61 is rgb(239, 188, 97): 239 red, 188 green, and 97 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EFBC61 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 21, 59, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EFBC61?
PANTONE 458 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EFBC61?
Its complement #AEC3FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.