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#E27B2C Color

#E27B2C is rgb(226, 123, 44) in RGB, hsl(26, 76%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 81%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E27B2C
HEX#E27B2C
RGBrgb(226, 123, 44)
HSLhsl(26, 76%, 53%)
HSVhsv(26, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 81%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.155 53.3)
LABlab(62.74% 37.06 58.36)
LCHlch(62.74% 69.14 57.59)

What #E27B2C 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 #E27B2C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 5.74Chocolate#D2691EΔE 6.54Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 8.28Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.48Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 9.03Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 9.38

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

#E27B2C Channel Values

How #E27B2C 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 123 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 76% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 81% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E27B2C 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E27B2C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E27B2C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E27B2C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E27B2C
Complementary
#2C93E2
Analogous
#E22C38
Analogous
#E2D62C
Triadic
#2CE27B
Triadic
#7B2CE2
Split comp.
#2CE2D6
Split comp.
#2C38E2

Tints & Shades of #E27B2C

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

#E68C47
#EAA066
#EEB081
#F2C4A1
#F6D5BC
#FAE9DB

Shades

#CE691C
#AF5918
#904914
#70390F
#51290B
#311907

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E27B2C.

How #E27B2C 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#E27B2C
Protanopia#949429
Protanomaly#B88A2B
Deuteranopia#A7A719
Deuteranomaly#C19722
Tritanopia#E57575
Tritanomaly#E47760
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E27B2C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e27b2c: #E27B2C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E27B2C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e27b2c': '#E27B2C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.482, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_e27b2c">#E27B2C</color>
SVG fillfill="#E27B2C"

More Orange Colors

#E27B2C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E27B2C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E27B2C?

#E27B2C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(226, 123, 44) in RGB and hsl(26, 76%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #E27B2C?

#E27B2C is rgb(226, 123, 44) — red 226, green 123, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E27B2C?

#E27B2C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 81%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E27B2C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E27B2C scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E27B2C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E27B2C 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 6.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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