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#E08548 Color

#E08548 is rgb(224, 133, 72) in RGB, hsl(24, 71%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 68%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E08548
HEX#E08548
RGBrgb(224, 133, 72)
HSLhsl(24, 71%, 58%)
HSVhsv(24, 68%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 68%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.135 52.5)
LABlab(64.80% 32.14 47.65)
LCHlch(64.80% 57.47 56.00)

What #E08548 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 #E08548, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 6.09Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 8.6Peru#CD853FΔE 8.61Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 8.74Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 9.92Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 10.17

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

#E08548 Channel Values

How #E08548 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 133 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 71% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 68% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 68% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E08548 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E08548 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E08548

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E08548; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E08548
Complementary
#48A3E0
Analogous
#E04857
Analogous
#E0D148
Triadic
#48E085
Triadic
#8548E0
Split comp.
#48E0D1
Split comp.
#4857E0

Tints & Shades of #E08548

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

#E49662
#E8A578
#EDB692
#F1C8AC
#F5D9C6
#F9E8DC

Shades

#DA6D25
#BC5E20
#994D1A
#763B14
#532A0E
#341A09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E08548.

How #E08548 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#E08548
Protanopia#9A9A47
Protanomaly#BA9247
Deuteranopia#AAAA40
Deuteranomaly#C29D43
Tritanopia#E37F7F
Tritanomaly#E2826D
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E08548 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e08548: #E08548;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E08548;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e08548': '#E08548' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.522, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_e08548">#E08548</color>
SVG fillfill="#E08548"

More Orange Colors

#E08548 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E08548 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E08548?

#E08548 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(224, 133, 72) in RGB and hsl(24, 71%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #E08548?

#E08548 is rgb(224, 133, 72) — red 224, green 133, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E08548?

#E08548 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 68%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E08548 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E08548 scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E08548 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E08548 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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