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#E89F87 Color

#E89F87 is rgb(232, 159, 135) in RGB, hsl(15, 68%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 42%, 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 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E89F87
HEX#E89F87
RGBrgb(232, 159, 135)
HSLhsl(15, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(15, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 42%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.094 39)
LABlab(72.41% 25.90 24.12)
LCHlch(72.41% 35.39 42.96)

What #E89F87 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 #E89F87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 6.22Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 7.03Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 8.94Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 9.25Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 9.66Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.74

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

#E89F87 Channel Values

How #E89F87 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 42% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 42% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E89F87 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 text9.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E89F87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E89F87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E89F87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E89F87
Complementary
#87D0E8
Analogous
#E8879F
Analogous
#E8D087
Triadic
#87E89F
Triadic
#9F87E8
Split comp.
#87E8D0
Split comp.
#879FE8

Tints & Shades of #E89F87

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

#EBAD98
#EEB7A5
#F1C5B6
#F4D3C7
#F8E0D8
#FAEAE5

Shades

#E07D5C
#D95E36
#B84823
#8D381B
#632713
#3C180B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E89F87.

How #E89F87 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#E89F87
Protanopia#AEAE86
Protanomaly#C8A887
Deuteranopia#BBBB84
Deuteranomaly#CFB185
Tritanopia#EA9C9C
Tritanomaly#E99D94
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E89F87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e89f87: #E89F87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E89F87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e89f87': '#E89F87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.624, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_e89f87">#E89F87</color>
SVG fillfill="#E89F87"

More Orange Colors

#E89F87 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E89F87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E89F87?

#E89F87 is a light orange — rgb(232, 159, 135) in RGB and hsl(15, 68%, 72%) 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 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #E89F87?

#E89F87 is rgb(232, 159, 135) — red 232, green 159, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E89F87?

#E89F87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 42%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E89F87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E89F87 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E89F87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E89F87 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 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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