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#E16433 Color

#E16433 is rgb(225, 100, 51) in RGB, hsl(17, 74%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 77%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Red-tangelo (#DF6124), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E16433
HEX#E16433
RGBrgb(225, 100, 51)
HSLhsl(17, 74%, 54%)
HSVhsv(17, 77%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 77%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.168 40.5)
LABlab(58.12% 47.78 51.12)
LCHlch(58.12% 69.97 46.94)

What #E16433 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 #E16433, 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.

#E16433 Channel Values

How #E16433 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 225 · G 100 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 74% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 77% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 77% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E16433 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 text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E16433

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E16433; 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 #E16433

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E16433.

How #E16433 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#E16433
Protanopia#858531
Protanomaly#B17932
Deuteranopia#9C9C22
Deuteranomaly#BC8929
Tritanopia#E35F5F
Tritanomaly#E26151
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E16433 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e16433: #E16433;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E16433;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e16433': '#E16433' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.392, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_e16433">#E16433</color>
SVG fillfill="#E16433"

More Orange Colors

#E16433 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E16433 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E16433?

#E16433 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(225, 100, 51) in RGB and hsl(17, 74%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Red-tangelo (#DF6124), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.72.

What is the RGB value of #E16433?

#E16433 is rgb(225, 100, 51) — red 225, green 100, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E16433?

#E16433 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 77%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E16433 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E16433 scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E16433 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E16433 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 10.19, which is visibly different.

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