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#E67A00 Color

#E67A00 is rgb(230, 122, 0) in RGB, hsl(32, 100%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 100%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tangerine (#F28500), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E67A00
HEX#E67A00
RGBrgb(230, 122, 0)
HSLhsl(32, 100%, 45%)
HSVhsv(32, 100%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 100%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.168 56.4)
LABlab(62.98% 38.60 69.97)
LCHlch(62.98% 79.91 61.12)

What #E67A00 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 #E67A00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tangerine#F28500ΔE 5.14Fulvous#E48400ΔE 6.08Neon Tangerine#F6890AΔE 6.21Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 9.23Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 9.51Dark Orange#FF8C00ΔE 9.55

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

#E67A00 Channel Values

How #E67A00 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 230 · G 122 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 100% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 100% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 100% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E67A00 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E67A00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E67A00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E67A00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E67A00
Complementary
#006BE6
Analogous
#E60800
Analogous
#DEE600
Triadic
#00E67A
Triadic
#7A00E6
Split comp.
#00DEE6
Split comp.
#0800E6

Tints & Shades of #E67A00

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

#FF8F0F
#FFA033
#FFB35C
#FFC380
#FFD7A8
#FFE7CC

Shades

#C76A00
#A85A00
#8A4900
#703C00
#522C00
#331B00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E67A00.

How #E67A00 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#E67A00
Protanopia#949400
Protanomaly#BB8A00
Deuteranopia#A8A800
Deuteranomaly#C49800
Tritanopia#E97373
Tritanomaly#E8765A
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E67A00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e67a00: #E67A00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E67A00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e67a00': '#E67A00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.478, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_e67a00">#E67A00</color>
SVG fillfill="#E67A00"

More Orange Colors

#E67A00 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E67A00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E67A00?

#E67A00 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(230, 122, 0) in RGB and hsl(32, 100%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tangerine (#F28500), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #E67A00?

#E67A00 is rgb(230, 122, 0) — red 230, green 122, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E67A00?

#E67A00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 100%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E67A00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E67A00 scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E67A00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E67A00 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 darkorange (#FF8C00) at a CIE76 distance of 9.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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