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#E88345 Color

#E88345 is rgb(232, 131, 69) in RGB, hsl(23, 78%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 70%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Orange (#F99245), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E88345
HEX#E88345
RGBrgb(232, 131, 69)
HSLhsl(23, 78%, 59%)
HSVhsv(23, 70%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 70%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.146 50)
LABlab(65.42% 36.23 50.16)
LCHlch(65.42% 61.87 54.16)

What #E88345 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 #E88345, 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.

#E88345 Channel Values

How #E88345 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 131 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 78% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 70% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 70% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E88345 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E88345 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E88345

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E88345; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E88345

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E88345.

How #E88345 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#E88345
Protanopia#9B9B43
Protanomaly#BF9244
Deuteranopia#ADAD3B
Deuteranomaly#C79E3F
Tritanopia#EB7D7D
Tritanomaly#EA806B
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E88345 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e88345: #E88345;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E88345;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e88345': '#E88345' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.514, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_e88345">#E88345</color>
SVG fillfill="#E88345"

More Orange Colors

#E88345 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E88345 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E88345?

#E88345 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(232, 131, 69) in RGB and hsl(23, 78%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Orange (#F99245), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #E88345?

#E88345 is rgb(232, 131, 69) — red 232, green 131, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E88345?

#E88345 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 70%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E88345 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E88345 scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E88345 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E88345 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 11.55, which is visibly different.

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