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#E28E5A Color

#E28E5A is rgb(226, 142, 90) in RGB, hsl(23, 70%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 60%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E28E5A
HEX#E28E5A
RGBrgb(226, 142, 90)
HSLhsl(23, 70%, 62%)
HSVhsv(23, 60%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 60%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.123 51.5)
LABlab(67.23% 29.22 41.37)
LCHlch(67.23% 50.65 54.76)

What #E28E5A 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 #E28E5A, 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.

#E28E5A Channel Values

How #E28E5A 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 142 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 70% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 60% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 60% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E28E5A 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E28E5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E28E5A; 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 #E28E5A

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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How #E28E5A 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#E28E5A
Protanopia#A1A159
Protanomaly#BE9959
Deuteranopia#B0B054
Deuteranomaly#C6A356
Tritanopia#E58989
Tritanomaly#E48B79
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E28E5A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e28e5a: #E28E5A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E28E5A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e28e5a': '#E28E5A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.557, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_e28e5a">#E28E5A</color>
SVG fillfill="#E28E5A"

More Orange Colors

#E28E5A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E28E5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E28E5A?

#E28E5A is a light orange — rgb(226, 142, 90) in RGB and hsl(23, 70%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.77.

What is the RGB value of #E28E5A?

#E28E5A is rgb(226, 142, 90) — red 226, green 142, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E28E5A?

#E28E5A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 60%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E28E5A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E28E5A scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E28E5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E28E5A 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 10.05, which is visibly different.

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