#E79255 Color

#E79255 is rgb(231, 146, 85) in RGB, hsl(25, 75%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E79255

HEX#E79255

RGBrgb(231, 146, 85)

HSLhsl(25, 75%, 62%)

HSVhsv(25, 63%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.128 54.9)

LABlab(68.71% 28.98 45.80)

LCHlch(68.71% 54.20 57.67)

What #E79255 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 #E79255, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 4.3 Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 6.79 Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 6.82 Peru#CD853FΔE 8.59 Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 8.63 Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 8.64

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

#E79255 Channel Values

How #E79255 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 231 · G 146 · B 85	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 25° · S 75% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 25° · S 63% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 37% · Y 63% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.43:1 vs white · 8.64:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E79255 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E79255

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E79255; 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 #E79255

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 #E79255 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#E79255

Protanopia#A5A554

Protanomaly#C39E54

Deuteranopia#B4B44E

Deuteranomaly#CAA751

Tritanopia#EA8C8C

Tritanomaly#E98E7A

Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #E79255 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e79255: #E79255;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E79255;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e79255': '#E79255' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.573, blue: 0.333)

Android XML<color name="color_e79255">#E79255</color>

SVG fillfill="#E79255"

More Orange Colors

#E79255 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e7cba7 e78f50 e86100 e78c4b e88e5a e74e14 e8b14a e6be8a e8d9be e69500 e9967a e63d00 efb39f f54900 fb4f14 ff4f00 ff7f00 ffa98a ffc87c ffe1d6 fff0d6 a67b5b cd7f32 df6124

#E79255 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E79255?

#E79255 is a light orange — rgb(231, 146, 85) in RGB and hsl(25, 75%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #E79255?

#E79255 is rgb(231, 146, 85) — red 231, green 146, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E79255?

#E79255 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E79255 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E79255 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E79255 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E79255 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 6.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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