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#E89F82 Color

#E89F82 is rgb(232, 159, 130) in RGB, hsl(17, 69%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E89F82
HEX#E89F82
RGBrgb(232, 159, 130)
HSLhsl(17, 69%, 71%)
HSVhsv(17, 44%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.097 42.5)
LABlab(72.34% 25.52 26.72)
LCHlch(72.34% 36.95 46.31)

What #E89F82 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 #E89F82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 5.11Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 8.07Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 8.84Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.24Pale Copper#DA8A67ΔE 9.3Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 9.33

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

#E89F82 Channel Values

How #E89F82 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 159 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 69% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 44% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 44% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E89F82 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E89F82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E89F82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E89F82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E89F82
Complementary
#82CBE8
Analogous
#E88298
Analogous
#E8D282
Triadic
#82E89F
Triadic
#9F82E8
Split comp.
#82E8D2
Split comp.
#8298E8

Tints & Shades of #E89F82

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

#EBAC93
#EEB9A5
#F2C7B6
#F4D1C3
#F7DED4
#FAEBE5

Shades

#E07E57
#D96030
#B54B21
#8E3B1A
#632912
#3C190B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E89F82.

How #E89F82 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#E89F82
Protanopia#AEAE81
Protanomaly#C8A882
Deuteranopia#BBBB7E
Deuteranomaly#CFB180
Tritanopia#EA9C9C
Tritanomaly#E99D92
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E89F82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e89f82: #E89F82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E89F82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e89f82': '#E89F82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.624, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_e89f82">#E89F82</color>
SVG fillfill="#E89F82"

More Orange Colors

#E89F82 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E89F82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E89F82?

#E89F82 is a light orange — rgb(232, 159, 130) in RGB and hsl(17, 69%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #E89F82?

#E89F82 is rgb(232, 159, 130) — red 232, green 159, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E89F82?

#E89F82 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E89F82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E89F82 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E89F82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E89F82 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 5.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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