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#E5B180 Color

#E5B180 is rgb(229, 177, 128) in RGB, hsl(29, 66%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 44%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5B180
HEX#E5B180
RGBrgb(229, 177, 128)
HSLhsl(29, 66%, 70%)
HSVhsv(29, 44%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 44%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.088 64.3)
LABlab(76.23% 15.07 32.73)
LCHlch(76.23% 36.03 65.27)

What #E5B180 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 #E5B180, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 6.36Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.4Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 6.52Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 6.68Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 7.88Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 8.48

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

#E5B180 Channel Values

How #E5B180 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 229 · G 177 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 66% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 44% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 44% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5B180 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E5B180 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E5B180

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5B180; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E5B180
Complementary
#80B4E5
Analogous
#E58082
Analogous
#E5E380
Triadic
#80E5B1
Triadic
#B180E5
Split comp.
#80E5E3
Split comp.
#8082E5

Tints & Shades of #E5B180

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

#E8BB91
#ECC6A2
#EFD0B3
#F3DBC4
#F6E5D5
#FAEFE6

Shades

#DD995A
#D57F30
#B26924
#87501C
#613914
#37200B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E5B180.

How #E5B180 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#E5B180
Protanopia#BBBB80
Protanomaly#CDB780
Deuteranopia#C4C47D
Deuteranomaly#D2BD7E
Tritanopia#E9ACAC
Tritanomaly#E7AE9C
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5B180 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5b180: #E5B180;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5B180;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5b180': '#E5B180' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.694, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_e5b180">#E5B180</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5B180"

More Orange Colors

#E5B180 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E5B180 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5B180?

#E5B180 is a light orange — rgb(229, 177, 128) in RGB and hsl(29, 66%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #E5B180?

#E5B180 is rgb(229, 177, 128) — red 229, green 177, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5B180?

#E5B180 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 44%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5B180 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5B180 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5B180 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5B180 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 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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