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#E3A187 Color

#E3A187 is rgb(227, 161, 135) in RGB, hsl(17, 62%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E3A187
HEX#E3A187
RGBrgb(227, 161, 135)
HSLhsl(17, 62%, 71%)
HSVhsv(17, 41%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.087 42.4)
LABlab(72.30% 22.92 23.85)
LCHlch(72.30% 33.08 46.14)

What #E3A187 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 #E3A187, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 6.84Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 7.19Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.57Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.05Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 9.72Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 10.73

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

#E3A187 Channel Values

How #E3A187 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 161 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 62% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 41% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 41% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E3A187 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E3A187 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E3A187

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E3A187; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E3A187
Complementary
#87C9E3
Analogous
#E3879B
Analogous
#E3CF87
Triadic
#87E3A1
Triadic
#A187E3
Split comp.
#87E3CF
Split comp.
#879BE3

Tints & Shades of #E3A187

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

#E7AE98
#EBBBA8
#EFC8B9
#F1D2C5
#F5DFD6
#F9ECE6

Shades

#D9815E
#D06439
#AE4E29
#883E20
#5F2B16
#3A1A0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E3A187.

How #E3A187 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#E3A187
Protanopia#AFAF87
Protanomaly#C6A987
Deuteranopia#BABA84
Deuteranomaly#CCB185
Tritanopia#E59E9E
Tritanomaly#E49F95
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E3A187 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e3a187: #E3A187;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E3A187;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e3a187': '#E3A187' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.631, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_e3a187">#E3A187</color>
SVG fillfill="#E3A187"

More Orange Colors

#E3A187 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E3A187 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E3A187?

#E3A187 is a light orange — rgb(227, 161, 135) in RGB and hsl(17, 62%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #E3A187?

#E3A187 is rgb(227, 161, 135) — red 227, green 161, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E3A187?

#E3A187 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E3A187 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E3A187 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E3A187 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E3A187 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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