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#E87A2C Color

#E87A2C is rgb(232, 122, 44) in RGB, hsl(25, 80%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 81%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E87A2C
HEX#E87A2C
RGBrgb(232, 122, 44)
HSLhsl(25, 80%, 54%)
HSVhsv(25, 81%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 81%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.161 51.2)
LABlab(63.39% 39.92 59.32)
LCHlch(63.39% 71.51 56.06)

What #E87A2C 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 #E87A2C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 6.21Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 6.35Chocolate#D2691EΔE 7.02Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 7.5Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 8.52Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 9.09

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

#E87A2C Channel Values

How #E87A2C 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 232 · G 122 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 80% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 81% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 81% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.9:1 vs white · 7.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E87A2C 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 text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E87A2C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E87A2C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E87A2C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E87A2C
Complementary
#2C99E8
Analogous
#E82C3B
Analogous
#E8D82C
Triadic
#2CE87A
Triadic
#7A2CE8
Split comp.
#2CE8D8
Split comp.
#2C3BE8

Tints & Shades of #E87A2C

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

#EB8B47
#EEA068
#F1B183
#F4C29F
#F7D4BA
#FBE8DA

Shades

#D86818
#B85814
#974911
#73370D
#532809
#321806

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E87A2C.

How #E87A2C 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#E87A2C
Protanopia#959529
Protanomaly#BC8B2A
Deuteranopia#A9A916
Deuteranomaly#C59821
Tritanopia#EB7474
Tritanomaly#EA765F
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E87A2C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e87a2c: #E87A2C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E87A2C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e87a2c': '#E87A2C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.478, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_e87a2c">#E87A2C</color>
SVG fillfill="#E87A2C"

More Orange Colors

#E87A2C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E87A2C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E87A2C?

#E87A2C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(232, 122, 44) in RGB and hsl(25, 80%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #E87A2C?

#E87A2C is rgb(232, 122, 44) — red 232, green 122, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E87A2C?

#E87A2C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 81%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E87A2C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E87A2C scores 2.9:1 against white and 7.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E87A2C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E87A2C 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 7.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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