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#EA8253 Color

#EA8253 is rgb(234, 130, 83) in RGB, hsl(19, 78%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 65%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA8253
HEX#EA8253
RGBrgb(234, 130, 83)
HSLhsl(19, 78%, 62%)
HSVhsv(19, 65%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 65%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.142 44.2)
LABlab(65.62% 38.06 43.46)
LCHlch(65.62% 57.77 48.79)

What #EA8253 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 #EA8253, 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.

#EA8253 Channel Values

How #EA8253 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 234 · G 130 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 78% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 65% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 65% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA8253 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 text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA8253

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA8253; 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 #EA8253

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 #EA8253.

How #EA8253 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#EA8253
Protanopia#9B9B52
Protanomaly#C09152
Deuteranopia#AEAE4B
Deuteranomaly#C99E4E
Tritanopia#EC7D7D
Tritanomaly#EB7F6F
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA8253 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea8253: #EA8253;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA8253;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea8253': '#EA8253' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.510, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_ea8253">#EA8253</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA8253"

More Orange Colors

#EA8253 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA8253 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA8253?

#EA8253 is a light orange — rgb(234, 130, 83) in RGB and hsl(19, 78%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #EA8253?

#EA8253 is rgb(234, 130, 83) — red 234, green 130, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA8253?

#EA8253 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 65%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA8253 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA8253 scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA8253 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA8253 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 10.91, which is visibly different.

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