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#EF882E Color

#EF882E is rgb(239, 136, 46) in RGB, hsl(28, 86%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 81%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF882E
HEX#EF882E
RGBrgb(239, 136, 46)
HSLhsl(28, 86%, 56%)
HSVhsv(28, 81%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 81%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.159 56.5)
LABlab(67.29% 35.90 62.30)
LCHlch(67.29% 71.91 60.05)

What #EF882E 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 #EF882E, 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.

#EF882E Channel Values

How #EF882E 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 239 · G 136 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 86% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 81% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 81% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF882E 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF882E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF882E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF882E; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EF882E

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF882E.

How #EF882E 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#EF882E
Protanopia#A0A02B
Protanomaly#C5972C
Deuteranopia#B3B31A
Deuteranomaly#CEA323
Tritanopia#F28181
Tritanomaly#F18469
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF882E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef882e: #EF882E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF882E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef882e': '#EF882E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.533, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_ef882e">#EF882E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF882E"

More Orange Colors

#EF882E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF882E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF882E?

#EF882E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(239, 136, 46) in RGB and hsl(28, 86%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.61.

What is the RGB value of #EF882E?

#EF882E is rgb(239, 136, 46) — red 239, green 136, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF882E?

#EF882E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 81%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF882E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF882E scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF882E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF882E 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 12.14, which is visibly different.

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