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#E8A468 Color

#E8A468 is rgb(232, 164, 104) in RGB, hsl(28, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 55%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fawn (#E5AA70), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8A468
HEX#E8A468
RGBrgb(232, 164, 104)
HSLhsl(28, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(28, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 55%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.111 61.4)
LABlab(73.16% 21.27 41.41)
LCHlch(73.16% 46.55 62.81)

What #E8A468 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 #E8A468, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E8A468 Channel Values

How #E8A468 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 164 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 55% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8A468 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8A468

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8A468; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E8A468

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.

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How #E8A468 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#E8A468
Protanopia#B2B267
Protanomaly#CAAD68
Deuteranopia#BEBE64
Deuteranomaly#D0B465
Tritanopia#EC9E9E
Tritanomaly#EAA08C
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

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Using #E8A468 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8a468: #E8A468;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8A468;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8a468': '#E8A468' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.643, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_e8a468">#E8A468</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8A468"

More Orange Colors

#E8A468 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8A468 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8A468?

#E8A468 is a light orange — rgb(232, 164, 104) in RGB and hsl(28, 74%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fawn (#E5AA70), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.82.

What is the RGB value of #E8A468?

#E8A468 is rgb(232, 164, 104) — red 232, green 164, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8A468?

#E8A468 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 55%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8A468 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8A468 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8A468 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8A468 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 7.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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