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#E09D85 Color

#E09D85 is rgb(224, 157, 133) in RGB, hsl(16, 59%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 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 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E09D85
HEX#E09D85
RGBrgb(224, 157, 133)
HSLhsl(16, 59%, 70%)
HSVhsv(16, 41%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.088 40.5)
LABlab(70.99% 23.61 23.12)
LCHlch(70.99% 33.04 44.41)

What #E09D85 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 #E09D85, 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.

#E09D85 Channel Values

How #E09D85 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 59% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 41% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 41% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E09D85 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E09D85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E09D85; 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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Tints & Shades of #E09D85

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.

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How #E09D85 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#E09D85
Protanopia#ABAB85
Protanomaly#C2A685
Deuteranopia#B7B782
Deuteranomaly#C9AD83
Tritanopia#E29A9A
Tritanomaly#E19B92
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E09D85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e09d85: #E09D85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E09D85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e09d85': '#E09D85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.616, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_e09d85">#E09D85</color>
SVG fillfill="#E09D85"

More Orange Colors

#E09D85 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E09D85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E09D85?

#E09D85 is a light orange — rgb(224, 157, 133) in RGB and hsl(16, 59%, 70%) 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 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #E09D85?

#E09D85 is rgb(224, 157, 133) — red 224, green 157, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E09D85?

#E09D85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E09D85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E09D85 scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E09D85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E09D85 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 8.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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