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#E26850 Color

#E26850 is rgb(226, 104, 80) in RGB, hsl(10, 72%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 65%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E26850
HEX#E26850
RGBrgb(226, 104, 80)
HSLhsl(10, 72%, 60%)
HSVhsv(10, 65%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 65%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.157 32.7)
LABlab(59.28% 47.30 37.41)
LCHlch(59.28% 60.31 38.34)

What #E26850 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 #E26850, 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 red in the library.

#E26850 Channel Values

How #E26850 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 226 · G 104 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 72% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 65% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 65% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E26850 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E26850

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E26850; 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 #E26850

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 #E26850.

How #E26850 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#E26850
Protanopia#88884F
Protanomaly#B37C4F
Deuteranopia#9E9E47
Deuteranomaly#BD8C4B
Tritanopia#E36565
Tritanomaly#E3665E
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E26850 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e26850: #E26850;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E26850;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e26850': '#E26850' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.408, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_e26850">#E26850</color>
SVG fillfill="#E26850"

More Red Colors

#E26850 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E26850 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E26850?

#E26850 is a light red — rgb(226, 104, 80) in RGB and hsl(10, 72%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #E26850?

#E26850 is rgb(226, 104, 80) — red 226, green 104, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E26850?

#E26850 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 65%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E26850 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E26850 scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E26850 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E26850 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 11.24, which is visibly different.

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