#EFC47FPolenta (#EFC47F) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 79°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.1. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #EFC47F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 196, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 78%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 47%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 47%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.5 6.7 40.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.843 0.100 79) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Polenta shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f5be74 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f5c47b — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#efc47f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efc581 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Polenta in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.63:1 and against black 12.87:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d8 · #efc47f · #c29b5d · #98763e · #715320 · #4c3300
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#efdfa4 · #efc47f · #e4ab78 · #d49475 · #c18074 · #aa6e72
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#efc47f · #a1b392 · #a9874f · #5b7b3a · #6b4d17 · #2f3e1f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#fbeeda · #efc47f · #bca582 · #587eb9 · #574528 · #362a17
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efc47f · #aaafb8 · #81796d · #464a4f · #241c11 · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf2fd · #c2c9d5 · #949caa · #182332 · #00030f · #efc47f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e0edc8 · #efc47f · #a2bf87 · #6b3bdb · #313f6c · #1b0620
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efc47f · #a4b0c2 · #4283a0 · #483e7b · #00222f · #01000a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efc47f · #9ab5b6 · #35898c · #60366b · #2e0c36 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efc47f · #9db5ab · #458a72 · #25497e · #380624 · #00000b
#F2CC90 · #F5D4A1 · #F8DCB1 · #FAE4C1 · #FDECD1
#C59F61 · #9D7C44 · #775A28 · #533A0A · #2F1D00
#E8C691 · #E0C8A2 · #D9C9B2
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.