#e2a78e

Color #e2a78e

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.05 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e2a78e

RGB

rgb(226, 167, 142)

HSL

hsl(17.9, 59.2%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.9, 37.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 37.2%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(73.39, 18.5, 21.45)

LCH

lch(73.39, 28.33, 49.22)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0784, 43.97)

HWB

hwb(17.9, 55.7%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ec9e2

Analogous

#e28e9f

#e2a78e

#e2d18e

Triadic

#e2a78e

#8ee2a7

#a78ee2

Split-complementary

#e2a78e

#8ee2d1

#8e9fe2

Tetradic

#e2a78e

#c9e28e

#8ec9e2

#a78ee2

Square

#e2a78e

#9fe28e

#8ec9e2

#d18ee2

Shades

Color #e2a78e mixed toward black.

#d6815d

#c35d32

#934626

#622f19

#31170d

Tints

Color #e2a78e mixed toward white.

#e7b6a1

#ecc4b4

#f1d3c7

#f5e2d9

#faf0ec

Tones

Color #e2a78e mixed toward gray.

#dbaa95

#d4ad9c

#cdb0a3

#c6b2aa

#bfb5b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcb95 · ΔE 24.3

Deuteranopia

#ced396 · ΔE 26.6

Tritanopia

#e0999b · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2a78e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2a78e]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#e2a78e (#e2a78e) is rgb(226, 167, 142) in RGB.

No, #e2a78e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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