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#E8A182 Color

#E8A182 is rgb(232, 161, 130) in RGB, hsl(18, 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 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8A182
HEX#E8A182
RGBrgb(232, 161, 130)
HSLhsl(18, 69%, 71%)
HSVhsv(18, 44%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.095 44.4)
LABlab(72.80% 24.51 27.32)
LCHlch(72.80% 36.70 48.10)

What #E8A182 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 #E8A182, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 6.03Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 8.39Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 8.52Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 8.57Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 8.99Pale Copper#DA8A67ΔE 9.72

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

#E8A182 Channel Values

How #E8A182 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 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 69% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · 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
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8A182 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E8A182 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E8A182

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8A182; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8A182
Complementary
#82C9E8
Analogous
#E88296
Analogous
#E8D482
Triadic
#82E8A1
Triadic
#A182E8
Split comp.
#82E8D4
Split comp.
#8296E8

Tints & Shades of #E8A182

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

#EBAE93
#EEBBA5
#F2C8B6
#F4D1C3
#F7DED4
#FAEBE5

Shades

#E08057
#D96330
#B54E21
#8E3D1A
#632A12
#3C1A0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8A182.

How #E8A182 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#E8A182
Protanopia#B0B081
Protanomaly#C9AA82
Deuteranopia#BCBC7F
Deuteranomaly#CFB280
Tritanopia#EA9E9E
Tritanomaly#E99F93
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E8A182 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8a182: #E8A182;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8A182;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8a182': '#E8A182' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.631, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_e8a182">#E8A182</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8A182"

More Orange Colors

#E8A182 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E8A182 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8A182?

#E8A182 is a light orange — rgb(232, 161, 130) in RGB and hsl(18, 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 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #E8A182?

#E8A182 is rgb(232, 161, 130) — red 232, green 161, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8A182?

#E8A182 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 #E8A182 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8A182 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8A182 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8A182 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 6.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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