Close to Sandy Brown
#EFA552
#EFA552 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 64.7% green, and 32.2% blue. Its hue is 32°, with 83% saturation and 63% 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 #EFA552.
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.
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10.17:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.06:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.17:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EFA552 as they’d see it.
#EFA552 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EFA552
What color is #EFA552?
#EFA552 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 64.7% green, and 32.2% blue. Its hue is 32°, with 83% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EFA552 in RGB?
#EFA552 is rgb(239, 165, 82): 239 red, 165 green, and 82 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EFA552 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 31, 66, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EFA552?
PANTONE 157 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EFA552?
Its complement #84B7FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.