#e48c15

Color #e48c15

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 13.57 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e48c15

RGB

rgb(228, 140, 21)

HSL

hsl(34.5, 83.1%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.5, 90.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.6%, 90.8%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(65.99, 25.96, 68.16)

LCH

lch(65.99, 72.94, 69.15)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.1554, 65.48)

HWB

hwb(34.5, 8.2%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#156de4

Analogous

#e42515

#e48c15

#d4e415

Triadic

#e48c15

#15e48c

#8c15e4

Split-complementary

#e48c15

#15d4e4

#2515e4

Tetradic

#e48c15

#6de415

#156de4

#8c15e4

Square

#e48c15

#15e425

#156de4

#e415d4

Shades

Color #e48c15 mixed toward black.

#be7512

#985d0e

#72460b

#4c2f07

#261704

Tints

Color #e48c15 mixed toward white.

#eda038

#f0b360

#f4c687

#f8d9af

#fbecd7

Tones

Color #e48c15 mixed toward gray.

#d38926

#c18738

#b08449

#9f825a

#8e7f6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c34a · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#c9cf52 · ΔE 29.3

Tritanopia

#e16064 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e48c15;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e48c15]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#e48c15 (#e48c15) is rgb(228, 140, 21) in RGB.

No, #e48c15 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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