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#E79673 Color

#E79673 is rgb(231, 150, 115) in RGB, hsl(18, 71%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 50%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E79673
HEX#E79673
RGBrgb(231, 150, 115)
HSLhsl(18, 71%, 68%)
HSVhsv(18, 50%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 50%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.109 44)
LABlab(69.95% 28.63 31.68)
LCHlch(69.95% 42.70 47.89)

What #E79673 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 #E79673, 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.

#E79673 Channel Values

How #E79673 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 150 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 71% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 50% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 50% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E79673 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E79673

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E79673; 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 #E79673

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E79673.

How #E79673 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#E79673
Protanopia#A8A872
Protanomaly#C4A173
Deuteranopia#B6B66F
Deuteranomaly#CCAA70
Tritanopia#E99292
Tritanomaly#E89487
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E79673 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e79673: #E79673;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E79673;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e79673': '#E79673' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.588, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_e79673">#E79673</color>
SVG fillfill="#E79673"

More Orange Colors

#E79673 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E79673 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E79673?

#E79673 is a light orange — rgb(231, 150, 115) in RGB and hsl(18, 71%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.52.

What is the RGB value of #E79673?

#E79673 is rgb(231, 150, 115) — red 231, green 150, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E79673?

#E79673 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 50%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E79673 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E79673 scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E79673 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E79673 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 3.52, which is very hard to tell apart.

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