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#E9BD90 Color

#E9BD90 is rgb(233, 189, 144) in RGB, hsl(30, 67%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 38%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9BD90
HEX#E9BD90
RGBrgb(233, 189, 144)
HSLhsl(30, 67%, 74%)
HSVhsv(30, 38%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 38%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.078 67)
LABlab(79.79% 11.90 29.07)
LCHlch(79.79% 31.41 67.73)

What #E9BD90 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 #E9BD90, 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.

#E9BD90 Channel Values

How #E9BD90 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 233 · G 189 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 67% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 38% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 38% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9BD90 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 text12.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E9BD90

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9BD90; 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 #E9BD90

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E9BD90.

How #E9BD90 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#E9BD90
Protanopia#C5C590
Protanomaly#D5C290
Deuteranopia#CDCD8E
Deuteranomaly#D9C78F
Tritanopia#EDB8B8
Tritanomaly#EBBAAA
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E9BD90 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9bd90: #E9BD90;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9BD90;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9bd90': '#E9BD90' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.741, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_e9bd90">#E9BD90</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9BD90"

More Orange Colors

#E9BD90 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E9BD90 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9BD90?

#E9BD90 is a light orange — rgb(233, 189, 144) in RGB and hsl(30, 67%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.61.

What is the RGB value of #E9BD90?

#E9BD90 is rgb(233, 189, 144) — red 233, green 189, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9BD90?

#E9BD90 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 38%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9BD90 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9BD90 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9BD90 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9BD90 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 3.8, which is very hard to tell apart.

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