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#E07852 Color

#E07852 is rgb(224, 120, 82) in RGB, hsl(16, 70%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 63%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E07852
HEX#E07852
RGBrgb(224, 120, 82)
HSLhsl(16, 70%, 60%)
HSVhsv(16, 63%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 63%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.14 40.5)
LABlab(62.14% 39.02 39.56)
LCHlch(62.14% 55.57 45.39)

What #E07852 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 #E07852, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E07852 Channel Values

How #E07852 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 224 · G 120 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 70% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 63% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 63% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E07852 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 text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E07852

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E07852; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E07852

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

Shades

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How #E07852 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#E07852
Protanopia#919151
Protanomaly#B68851
Deuteranopia#A4A44A
Deuteranomaly#BF954D
Tritanopia#E27474
Tritanomaly#E17668
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E07852 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e07852: #E07852;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E07852;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e07852': '#E07852' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.471, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_e07852">#E07852</color>
SVG fillfill="#E07852"

More Orange Colors

#E07852 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E07852 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E07852?

#E07852 is a light orange — rgb(224, 120, 82) in RGB and hsl(16, 70%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.56.

What is the RGB value of #E07852?

#E07852 is rgb(224, 120, 82) — red 224, green 120, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E07852?

#E07852 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 63%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E07852 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E07852 scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E07852 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E07852 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 13.37, which is visibly different.

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