#e28a2b

Color #e28a2b

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 14.55 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e28a2b

RGB

rgb(226, 138, 43)

HSL

hsl(31.1, 75.9%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(31.1, 81%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.9%, 81%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(65.38, 26.7, 60.97)

LCH

lch(65.38, 66.56, 66.35)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.148, 62.29)

HWB

hwb(31.1, 16.9%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b83e2

Analogous

#e22e2b

#e28a2b

#dfe22b

Triadic

#e28a2b

#2be28a

#8a2be2

Split-complementary

#e28a2b

#2bdfe2

#2e2be2

Tetradic

#e28a2b

#83e22b

#2b83e2

#8a2be2

Square

#e28a2b

#2be22e

#2b83e2

#e22bdf

Shades

Color #e28a2b mixed toward black.

#c5731b

#9e5c16

#764510

#4f2e0b

#271705

Tints

Color #e28a2b mixed toward white.

#e79d4e

#ecb172

#f0c495

#f5d8b8

#faebdc

Tones

Color #e28a2b mixed toward gray.

#d3893a

#c38949

#b48859

#a58868

#968777

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c250 · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#c7cd56 · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#df6366 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e28a2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e28a2b]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Bisque #ffe4c4

Peru #cd853f

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Burlywood #deb887

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#e28a2b (#e28a2b) is rgb(226, 138, 43) in RGB.

No, #e28a2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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