#e5a855

Color #e5a855

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 9.91 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e5a855

RGB

rgb(229, 168, 85)

HSL

hsl(34.6, 73.5%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.6, 62.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 62.9%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(73.1, 13.99, 50.76)

LCH

lch(73.1, 52.65, 74.59)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.1228, 72.61)

HWB

hwb(34.6, 33.3%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5592e5

Analogous

#e56055

#e5a855

#dae555

Triadic

#e5a855

#55e5a8

#a855e5

Split-complementary

#e5a855

#55dae5

#6055e5

Tetradic

#e5a855

#92e555

#5592e5

#a855e5

Square

#e5a855

#55e560

#5592e5

#e555da

Shades

Color #e5a855 mixed toward black.

#de9128

#b6751c

#885715

#5b3a0e

#2d1d07

Tints

Color #e5a855 mixed toward white.

#e9b771

#eec58e

#f2d4aa

#f6e2c6

#fbf1e3

Tones

Color #e5a855 mixed toward gray.

#d9a661

#cda46d

#c1a379

#b5a185

#a99f91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcd71 · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#d1d576 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#e28185 · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5a855;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5a855]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#e5a855 (#e5a855) is rgb(229, 168, 85) in RGB.

No, #e5a855 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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