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#E87D30 Color

#E87D30 is rgb(232, 125, 48) in RGB, hsl(25, 80%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 79%, 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 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E87D30
HEX#E87D30
RGBrgb(232, 125, 48)
HSLhsl(25, 80%, 55%)
HSVhsv(25, 79%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 79%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.158 52)
LABlab(64.03% 38.55 58.26)
LCHlch(64.03% 69.86 56.51)

What #E87D30 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 #E87D30, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 5.63Chocolate#D2691EΔE 7.46Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 7.67Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 8.06Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 8.76Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 9.11

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

#E87D30 Channel Values

How #E87D30 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 125 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 80% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 79% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 79% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E87D30 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 text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E87D30 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E87D30

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E87D30; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E87D30
Complementary
#309CE8
Analogous
#E83040
Analogous
#E8D930
Triadic
#30E87D
Triadic
#7D30E8
Split comp.
#30E8D9
Split comp.
#3040E8

Tints & Shades of #E87D30

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

#EB8E4C
#EEA068
#F1B183
#F5C5A3
#F8D7BF
#FBE8DA

Shades

#DC6A18
#B85814
#974911
#77390D
#572A0A
#321806

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E87D30.

How #E87D30 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#E87D30
Protanopia#97972E
Protanomaly#BD8D2F
Deuteranopia#AAAA1E
Deuteranomaly#C69A26
Tritanopia#EB7777
Tritanomaly#EA7962
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E87D30 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e87d30: #E87D30;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E87D30;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e87d30': '#E87D30' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.490, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_e87d30">#E87D30</color>
SVG fillfill="#E87D30"

More Orange Colors

#E87D30 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E87D30 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E87D30?

#E87D30 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(232, 125, 48) in RGB and hsl(25, 80%, 55%) 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 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #E87D30?

#E87D30 is rgb(232, 125, 48) — red 232, green 125, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E87D30?

#E87D30 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 79%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E87D30 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E87D30 scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E87D30 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E87D30 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 7.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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