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#E17533 Color

#E17533 is rgb(225, 117, 51) in RGB, hsl(23, 74%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 77%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (#D2691E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E17533
HEX#E17533
RGBrgb(225, 117, 51)
HSLhsl(23, 74%, 54%)
HSVhsv(23, 77%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 77%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.155 48.7)
LABlab(61.40% 39.77 54.17)
LCHlch(61.40% 67.20 53.72)

What #E17533 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 #E17533, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chocolate#D2691EΔE 5.87Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 8.23Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 9.21Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 9.66Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 9.71Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 9.91

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

#E17533 Channel Values

How #E17533 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 117 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 74% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 77% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 77% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E17533 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E17533 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E17533

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E17533; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E17533
Complementary
#339EE1
Analogous
#E13347
Analogous
#E1CC33
Triadic
#33E175
Triadic
#7533E1
Split comp.
#33E1CC
Split comp.
#3347E1

Tints & Shades of #E17533

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

#E4874E
#E99C6D
#EDAE87
#F1C0A2
#F5D2BC
#FAE7DC

Shades

#D1631F
#B1541B
#924616
#6F3511
#50260C
#311707

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E17533.

How #E17533 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#E17533
Protanopia#8F8F31
Protanomaly#B68632
Deuteranopia#A3A323
Deuteranomaly#BF932A
Tritanopia#E36F6F
Tritanomaly#E2725D
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E17533 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e17533: #E17533;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E17533;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e17533': '#E17533' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.459, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_e17533">#E17533</color>
SVG fillfill="#E17533"

More Orange Colors

#E17533 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E17533 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E17533?

#E17533 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(225, 117, 51) in RGB and hsl(23, 74%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (#D2691E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #E17533?

#E17533 is rgb(225, 117, 51) — red 225, green 117, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E17533?

#E17533 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 77%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E17533 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E17533 scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E17533 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E17533 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 5.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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