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#E35116 Color

#E35116 is rgb(227, 81, 22) in RGB, hsl(17, 82%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 90%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Soda (#E74E14), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E35116
HEX#E35116
RGBrgb(227, 81, 22)
HSLhsl(17, 82%, 49%)
HSVhsv(17, 90%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 90%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.192 38.8)
LABlab(55.11% 56.09 60.75)
LCHlch(55.11% 82.68 47.28)

What #E35116 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 #E35116, 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.

#E35116 Channel Values

How #E35116 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 227 · G 81 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 82% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 90% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 90% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.85:1 vs white · 5.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E35116 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 text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E35116

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E35116; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E35116

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E35116.

How #E35116 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#E35116
Protanopia#7B7B0F
Protanomaly#AF6D12
Deuteranopia#979700
Deuteranomaly#BA8100
Tritanopia#E44C4C
Tritanomaly#E44E3D
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E35116 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e35116: #E35116;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E35116;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e35116': '#E35116' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.318, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_e35116">#E35116</color>
SVG fillfill="#E35116"

More Orange Colors

#E35116 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E35116 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E35116?

#E35116 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(227, 81, 22) in RGB and hsl(17, 82%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Soda (#E74E14), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.78.

What is the RGB value of #E35116?

#E35116 is rgb(227, 81, 22) — red 227, green 81, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E35116?

#E35116 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 90%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E35116 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E35116 scores 3.85:1 against white and 5.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E35116 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E35116 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 15.44, which is visibly different.

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