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#CE8A73 Color

#CE8A73 is rgb(206, 138, 115) in RGB, hsl(15, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 44%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Brass (#CD9575), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE8A73
HEX#CE8A73
RGBrgb(206, 138, 115)
HSLhsl(15, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(15, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.09 39.5)
LABlab(64.15% 24.76 23.48)
LCHlch(64.15% 34.13 43.48)

What #CE8A73 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CE8A73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 6.82Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 9.4Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.42Pale Copper#DA8A67ΔE 9.58Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.77New York Pink#D7837FΔE 10.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#CE8A73 Channel Values

How #CE8A73 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 138 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE8A73 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE8A73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE8A73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE8A73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE8A73
Complementary
#73B7CE
Analogous
#CE738A
Analogous
#CEB773
Triadic
#73CE8A
Triadic
#8A73CE
Split comp.
#73CEB7
Split comp.
#738ACE

Tints & Shades of #CE8A73

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D59A86
#DBAA99
#E2B9AC
#E8C9BF
#EFD9D2
#F6E9E5

Shades

#C37155
#AE593D
#8F4A32
#6D3826
#4F291C
#2D1710

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE8A73.

How #CE8A73 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CE8A73
Protanopia#989872
Protanomaly#B09373
Deuteranopia#A5A570
Deuteranomaly#B79B71
Tritanopia#D08787
Tritanomaly#CF8880
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE8A73 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ce8a73: #CE8A73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE8A73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce8a73': '#CE8A73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.541, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_ce8a73">#CE8A73</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE8A73"

More Orange Colors

#CE8A73 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#CE8A73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE8A73?

#CE8A73 is a light orange — rgb(206, 138, 115) in RGB and hsl(15, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Brass (#CD9575), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #CE8A73?

#CE8A73 is rgb(206, 138, 115) — red 206, green 138, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE8A73?

#CE8A73 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE8A73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE8A73 scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE8A73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE8A73 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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