#e5a48e

Color #e5a48e

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e5a48e

RGB

rgb(229, 164, 142)

HSL

hsl(15.2, 62.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.2, 38%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 38%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(73, 21.27, 20.97)

LCH

lch(73, 29.87, 44.59)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0836, 39.52)

HWB

hwb(15.2, 55.7%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ecfe5

Analogous

#e58ea3

#e5a48e

#e5cf8e

Triadic

#e5a48e

#8ee5a4

#a48ee5

Split-complementary

#e5a48e

#8ee5cf

#8ea3e5

Tetradic

#e5a48e

#cfe58e

#8ecfe5

#a48ee5

Square

#e5a48e

#a3e58e

#8ecfe5

#cf8ee5

Shades

Color #e5a48e mixed toward black.

#d97b5c

#c9552e

#974023

#642b17

#32150c

Tints

Color #e5a48e mixed toward white.

#e9b3a1

#eec2b4

#f2d1c6

#f6e1d9

#fbf0ec

Tones

Color #e5a48e mixed toward gray.

#dea795

#d6ab9c

#cfafa4

#c8b2ab

#c1b6b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccc94 · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#d0d495 · ΔE 28.6

Tritanopia

#e29899 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5a48e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5a48e]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#e5a48e (#e5a48e) is rgb(229, 164, 142) in RGB.

No, #e5a48e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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