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#E3B482 Color

#E3B482 is rgb(227, 180, 130) in RGB, hsl(31, 63%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E3B482
HEX#E3B482
RGBrgb(227, 180, 130)
HSLhsl(31, 63%, 70%)
HSVhsv(31, 43%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.085 67.9)
LABlab(76.78% 12.91 32.33)
LCHlch(76.78% 34.82 68.24)

What #E3B482 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 #E3B482, 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.

#E3B482 Channel Values

How #E3B482 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 180 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 63% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 43% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 43% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E3B482 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E3B482

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E3B482; 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 #E3B482

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 #E3B482 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#E3B482
Protanopia#BDBD82
Protanomaly#CDBA82
Deuteranopia#C5C580
Deuteranomaly#D2BF81
Tritanopia#E7AFAF
Tritanomaly#E5B19F
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #E3B482 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e3b482: #E3B482;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E3B482;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e3b482': '#E3B482' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.706, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_e3b482">#E3B482</color>
SVG fillfill="#E3B482"

More Orange Colors

#E3B482 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E3B482 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E3B482?

#E3B482 is a light orange — rgb(227, 180, 130) in RGB and hsl(31, 63%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.18.

What is the RGB value of #E3B482?

#E3B482 is rgb(227, 180, 130) — red 227, green 180, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E3B482?

#E3B482 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E3B482 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E3B482 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E3B482 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E3B482 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 4.18, which is very hard to tell apart.

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