#e28940

Color #e28940

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 8.61 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 6.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#e28940

RGB

rgb(226, 137, 64)

HSL

hsl(27, 73.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27, 71.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 71.7%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(65.31, 28.07, 52.03)

LCH

lch(65.31, 59.12, 61.65)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.139, 57.01)

HWB

hwb(27, 25.1%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4099e2

Analogous

#e24048

#e28940

#e2da40

Triadic

#e28940

#40e289

#8940e2

Split-complementary

#e28940

#40e2da

#4048e2

Tetradic

#e28940

#99e240

#4099e2

#8940e2

Square

#e28940

#48e240

#4099e2

#da40e2

Shades

Color #e28940 mixed toward black.

#d27020

#a85a1a

#7e4313

#542d0d

#2a1606

Tints

Color #e28940 mixed toward white.

#e79d60

#ecb080

#f0c4a0

#f5d8bf

#faebdf

Tones

Color #e28940 mixed toward gray.

#d58a4e

#c78c5b

#ba8d69

#ac8e76

#9f9084

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c159 · ΔE 28.9

Deuteranopia

#c7cd5e · ΔE 31.8

Tritanopia

#df686b · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 25.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e28940;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e28940]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#e28940 (#e28940) is rgb(226, 137, 64) in RGB.

No, #e28940 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #e28940, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast