#e2a185

Color #e2a185

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 8.5 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e2a185

RGB

rgb(226, 161, 133)

HSL

hsl(18.1, 61.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.1, 41.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 41.2%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(71.8, 20.69, 24.18)

LCH

lch(71.8, 31.82, 49.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0871, 44.21)

HWB

hwb(18.1, 52.2%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85c6e2

Analogous

#e28597

#e2a185

#e2d085

Triadic

#e2a185

#85e2a1

#a185e2

Split-complementary

#e2a185

#85e2d0

#8597e2

Tetradic

#e2a185

#c6e285

#85c6e2

#a185e2

Square

#e2a185

#97e285

#85c6e2

#d085e2

Shades

Color #e2a185 mixed toward black.

#d77c55

#c15a2e

#914422

#612d17

#30170b

Tints

Color #e2a185 mixed toward white.

#e7b199

#ecc0ae

#f1d0c2

#f5e0d6

#faefeb

Tones

Color #e2a185 mixed toward gray.

#daa48d

#d3a795

#cbaa9c

#c3ada4

#bbb0ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c98c · ΔE 25.7

Deuteranopia

#cdd18e · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#df9293 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2a185;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2a185]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#e2a185 (#e2a185) is rgb(226, 161, 133) in RGB.

No, #e2a185 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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