#E5962E Color

#E5962E is rgb(229, 150, 46) in RGB, hsl(34, 78%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 80%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Carrot Orange (#ED9121), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5962E

HEX#E5962E

RGBrgb(229, 150, 46)

HSLhsl(34, 78%, 54%)

HSVhsv(34, 80%, 90%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 80%, 10%)

OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.146 68.2)

LABlab(69.09% 24.79 63.21)

LCHlch(69.09% 67.90 68.58)

What #E5962E 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 #E5962E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 7.22 Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 8.6 Honey#EBA937ΔE 8.76 Marigold#EAA221ΔE 8.84 Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 8.93 Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.11

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

#E5962E Channel Values

How #E5962E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 229 · G 150 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 34° · S 78% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 34° · S 80% · V 90%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 34% · Y 80% · K 10%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.4:1 vs white · 8.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5962E 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E5962E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5962E; 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 #E5962E

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 #E5962E 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#E5962E

Protanopia#A7A72C

Protanomaly#C3A02D

Deuteranopia#B5B51F

Deuteranomaly#CAAA26

Tritanopia#EA8E8E

Tritanomaly#E89173

Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

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Using #E5962E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5962e: #E5962E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5962E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5962e': '#E5962E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.588, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_e5962e">#E5962E</color>

SVG fillfill="#E5962E"

More Orange Colors

#E5962E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e5aa70 e56024 e63d00 e4d1b9 e69500 e4ad77 e6be8a e49b0f e74e14 e48400 e78c4b e3dac9 eca674 f3c46d f9e5d7 fdf6ed ff7538 ffa07a ffbc6b ffddca ffedd1 8a795d c8ad7f dba875

#E5962E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5962E?

#E5962E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(229, 150, 46) in RGB and hsl(34, 78%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ED9121), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.22.

What is the RGB value of #E5962E?

#E5962E is rgb(229, 150, 46) — red 229, green 150, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5962E?

#E5962E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 80%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5962E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5962E scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5962E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5962E 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 13.91, which is visibly different.

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