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#E77823 Color

#E77823 is rgb(231, 120, 35) in RGB, hsl(26, 80%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 85%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Tangelo (#F07427), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E77823
HEX#E77823
RGBrgb(231, 120, 35)
HSLhsl(26, 80%, 52%)
HSVhsv(26, 85%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 85%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.164 52)
LABlab(62.80% 40.32 62.12)
LCHlch(62.80% 74.05 57.01)

What #E77823 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 #E77823, 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.

#E77823 Channel Values

How #E77823 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 231 · G 120 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 80% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 85% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 85% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E77823 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E77823

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E77823; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E77823

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E77823.

How #E77823 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#E77823
Protanopia#93931F
Protanomaly#BB8921
Deuteranopia#A8A800
Deuteranomaly#C49713
Tritanopia#EA7171
Tritanomaly#E9745C
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E77823 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e77823: #E77823;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E77823;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e77823': '#E77823' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.471, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_e77823">#E77823</color>
SVG fillfill="#E77823"

More Orange Colors

#E77823 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E77823 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E77823?

#E77823 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(231, 120, 35) in RGB and hsl(26, 80%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Tangelo (#F07427), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #E77823?

#E77823 is rgb(231, 120, 35) — red 231, green 120, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E77823?

#E77823 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 85%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E77823 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E77823 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E77823 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E77823 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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