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#E09D80 Color

#E09D80 is rgb(224, 157, 128) in RGB, hsl(18, 61%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 43%, 12%) 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 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E09D80
HEX#E09D80
RGBrgb(224, 157, 128)
HSLhsl(18, 61%, 69%)
HSVhsv(18, 43%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 43%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.09 44.3)
LABlab(70.92% 23.21 25.73)
LCHlch(70.92% 34.65 47.94)

What #E09D80 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 #E09D80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 6.11Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 7.22Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 7.42Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 8.84Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.74Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.77

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

#E09D80 Channel Values

How #E09D80 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 157 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 61% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 43% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 43% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E09D80 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E09D80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E09D80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E09D80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E09D80
Complementary
#80C3E0
Analogous
#E08093
Analogous
#E0CD80
Triadic
#80E09D
Triadic
#9D80E0
Split comp.
#80E0CD
Split comp.
#8093E0

Tints & Shades of #E09D80

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

#E4A990
#E8B6A1
#ECC3B1
#F1D3C6
#F5DFD6
#F9ECE6

Shades

#D7805B
#CD6032
#A84F29
#833E20
#5E2C17
#35190D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E09D80.

How #E09D80 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#E09D80
Protanopia#ABAB7F
Protanomaly#C2A680
Deuteranopia#B7B77D
Deuteranomaly#C9AD7E
Tritanopia#E29A9A
Tritanomaly#E19B90
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E09D80 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e09d80: #E09D80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E09D80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e09d80': '#E09D80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.616, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_e09d80">#E09D80</color>
SVG fillfill="#E09D80"

More Orange Colors

#E09D80 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E09D80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E09D80?

#E09D80 is a light orange — rgb(224, 157, 128) in RGB and hsl(18, 61%, 69%) 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 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #E09D80?

#E09D80 is rgb(224, 157, 128) — red 224, green 157, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E09D80?

#E09D80 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 43%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E09D80 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E09D80 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E09D80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E09D80 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 7.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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