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#E1B275 Color

#E1B275 is rgb(225, 178, 117) in RGB, hsl(34, 64%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 48%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1B275
HEX#E1B275
RGBrgb(225, 178, 117)
HSLhsl(34, 64%, 67%)
HSVhsv(34, 48%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 48%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.095 73)
LABlab(75.91% 12.16 37.91)
LCHlch(75.91% 39.81 72.21)

What #E1B275 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 #E1B275, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 5.21Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 5.62Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.45Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 8.24Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 8.55Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 9.07

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

#E1B275 Channel Values

How #E1B275 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 178 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 64% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 48% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 48% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1B275 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E1B275 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E1B275

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1B275; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E1B275
Complementary
#75A4E1
Analogous
#E17C75
Analogous
#DAE175
Triadic
#75E1B2
Triadic
#B275E1
Split comp.
#75DAE1
Split comp.
#7C75E1

Tints & Shades of #E1B275

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

#E4BB86
#E9C79B
#EDD0AB
#F1DCC0
#F5E5D1
#F9F1E6

Shades

#D89D4F
#CD882D
#A76F25
#82561C
#5C3D14
#36240C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1B275.

How #E1B275 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#E1B275
Protanopia#BBBB75
Protanomaly#CBB875
Deuteranopia#C3C372
Deuteranomaly#D0BD73
Tritanopia#E5ACAC
Tritanomaly#E4AE99
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1B275 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e1b275: #E1B275;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1B275;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1b275': '#E1B275' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.698, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_e1b275">#E1B275</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1B275"

More Orange Colors

#E1B275 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E1B275 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1B275?

#E1B275 is a light orange — rgb(225, 178, 117) in RGB and hsl(34, 64%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #E1B275?

#E1B275 is rgb(225, 178, 117) — red 225, green 178, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1B275?

#E1B275 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 48%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1B275 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1B275 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1B275 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1B275 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 8.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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