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#E8BD92 Color

#E8BD92 is rgb(232, 189, 146) in RGB, hsl(30, 65%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 37%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8BD92
HEX#E8BD92
RGBrgb(232, 189, 146)
HSLhsl(30, 65%, 74%)
HSVhsv(30, 37%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 37%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.075 66.5)
LABlab(79.71% 11.67 27.91)
LCHlch(79.71% 30.25 67.30)

What #E8BD92 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 #E8BD92, 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.

#E8BD92 Channel Values

How #E8BD92 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 189 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 65% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 37% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 37% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8BD92 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8BD92

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8BD92; 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 #E8BD92

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 #E8BD92 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#E8BD92
Protanopia#C5C592
Protanomaly#D4C292
Deuteranopia#CDCD90
Deuteranomaly#D8C791
Tritanopia#ECB8B8
Tritanomaly#EABAAA
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

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Using #E8BD92 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8bd92: #E8BD92;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8BD92;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8bd92': '#E8BD92' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.741, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_e8bd92">#E8BD92</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8BD92"

More Orange Colors

#E8BD92 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8BD92 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8BD92?

#E8BD92 is a light orange — rgb(232, 189, 146) in RGB and hsl(30, 65%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.15.

What is the RGB value of #E8BD92?

#E8BD92 is rgb(232, 189, 146) — red 232, green 189, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8BD92?

#E8BD92 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 37%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8BD92 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8BD92 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8BD92 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8BD92 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 4.15, which is very hard to tell apart.

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