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#E77A4B Color

#E77A4B is rgb(231, 122, 75) in RGB, hsl(18, 76%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 68%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E77A4B
HEX#E77A4B
RGBrgb(231, 122, 75)
HSLhsl(18, 76%, 60%)
HSVhsv(18, 68%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 68%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.148 43.1)
LABlab(63.47% 40.47 45.04)
LCHlch(63.47% 60.55 48.06)

What #E77A4B 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 #E77A4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 5.62Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 6.22Coral#FF7F50ΔE 8.99Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 9.71Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 10.24Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 11.11

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

#E77A4B Channel Values

How #E77A4B 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 122 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 76% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 68% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 68% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E77A4B 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E77A4B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E77A4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E77A4B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E77A4B
Complementary
#4BB8E7
Analogous
#E74B6A
Analogous
#E7C84B
Triadic
#4BE77A
Triadic
#7A4BE7
Split comp.
#4BE7C8
Split comp.
#4B6AE7

Tints & Shades of #E77A4B

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

#EA8B62
#ED9F7D
#F0AF93
#F4C3AE
#F7D4C5
#FBE8E0

Shades

#E25F28
#C54E1B
#A24016
#7E3211
#5A230C
#361507

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E77A4B.

How #E77A4B 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#E77A4B
Protanopia#94944A
Protanomaly#BB8B4A
Deuteranopia#A9A941
Deuteranomaly#C59845
Tritanopia#E97575
Tritanomaly#E87767
Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #E77A4B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e77a4b: #E77A4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E77A4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e77a4b': '#E77A4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.478, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_e77a4b">#E77A4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#E77A4B"

More Orange Colors

#E77A4B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E77A4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E77A4B?

#E77A4B is a light orange — rgb(231, 122, 75) in RGB and hsl(18, 76%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #E77A4B?

#E77A4B is rgb(231, 122, 75) — red 231, green 122, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E77A4B?

#E77A4B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 68%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E77A4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E77A4B scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E77A4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E77A4B 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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