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#E8A34F Color

#E8A34F is rgb(232, 163, 79) in RGB, hsl(33, 77%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 66%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indian Yellow (#E3A857), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8A34F
HEX#E8A34F
RGBrgb(232, 163, 79)
HSLhsl(33, 77%, 61%)
HSVhsv(33, 66%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 66%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.129 69)
LABlab(72.68% 20.54 53.07)
LCHlch(72.68% 56.90 68.84)

What #E8A34F 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 #E8A34F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 5.36Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 6.4Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 6.74Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 7.91Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 8.76Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.64

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

#E8A34F Channel Values

How #E8A34F 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 163 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 77% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 66% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 66% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8A34F 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8A34F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8A34F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8A34F
Complementary
#4F94E8
Analogous
#E8574F
Analogous
#E0E84F
Triadic
#4FE8A3
Triadic
#A34FE8
Split comp.
#4FE0E8
Split comp.
#574FE8

Tints & Shades of #E8A34F

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

#EBAF66
#EFBD81
#F2C997
#F4D5AE
#F7E0C4
#FBEFDF

Shades

#E3902B
#CB7C1A
#A76616
#7E4D10
#5A370C
#362107

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How #E8A34F 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#E8A34F
Protanopia#B1B14E
Protanomaly#CAAC4E
Deuteranopia#BEBE49
Deuteranomaly#D0B44B
Tritanopia#ED9B9B
Tritanomaly#EB9F84
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

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Using #E8A34F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8a34f: #E8A34F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8A34F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8a34f': '#E8A34F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.639, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_e8a34f">#E8A34F</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8A34F"

More Orange Colors

#E8A34F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E8A34F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8A34F?

#E8A34F is a light orange — rgb(232, 163, 79) in RGB and hsl(33, 77%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indian Yellow (#E3A857), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #E8A34F?

#E8A34F is rgb(232, 163, 79) — red 232, green 163, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8A34F?

#E8A34F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 66%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8A34F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8A34F scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8A34F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8A34F 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 7.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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