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#E8A178 Color

#E8A178 is rgb(232, 161, 120) in RGB, hsl(22, 71%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 48%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8A178
HEX#E8A178
RGBrgb(232, 161, 120)
HSLhsl(22, 71%, 69%)
HSVhsv(22, 48%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 48%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.101 50.7)
LABlab(72.66% 23.80 32.47)
LCHlch(72.66% 40.25 53.76)

What #E8A178 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 #E8A178, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 5.06Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 7.69Pale Copper#DA8A67ΔE 8.74Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 8.98Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.97Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 10.1

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

#E8A178 Channel Values

How #E8A178 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 161 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 71% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 48% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 48% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8A178 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E8A178 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E8A178

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8A178; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8A178
Complementary
#78BFE8
Analogous
#E87887
Analogous
#E8D978
Triadic
#78E8A1
Triadic
#A178E8
Split comp.
#78E8D9
Split comp.
#7887E8

Tints & Shades of #E8A178

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

#EBAD89
#EEB99B
#F1C5AC
#F5D5C2
#F8E1D3
#FBEDE5

Shades

#E18651
#DA6725
#B3551E
#8C4218
#643011
#391B0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8A178.

How #E8A178 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#E8A178
Protanopia#B0B077
Protanomaly#C9AA78
Deuteranopia#BCBC74
Deuteranomaly#CFB276
Tritanopia#EB9D9D
Tritanomaly#EA9E8F
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

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Using #E8A178 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8a178: #E8A178;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8A178;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8a178': '#E8A178' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.631, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_e8a178">#E8A178</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8A178"

More Orange Colors

#E8A178 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E8A178 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8A178?

#E8A178 is a light orange — rgb(232, 161, 120) in RGB and hsl(22, 71%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #E8A178?

#E8A178 is rgb(232, 161, 120) — red 232, green 161, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8A178?

#E8A178 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 48%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8A178 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8A178 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8A178 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8A178 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 7.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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