#e78f2d

Color #e78f2d

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 15.88 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#e78f2d

RGB

rgb(231, 143, 45)

HSL

hsl(31.6, 79.5%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(31.6, 80.5%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.1%, 80.5%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(67.15, 26.2, 62.06)

LCH

lch(67.15, 67.36, 67.11)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.1496, 63.26)

HWB

hwb(31.6, 17.6%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d85e7

Analogous

#e7322d

#e78f2d

#e2e72d

Triadic

#e78f2d

#2de78f

#8f2de7

Split-complementary

#e78f2d

#2de2e7

#322de7

Tetradic

#e78f2d

#85e72d

#2d85e7

#8f2de7

Square

#e78f2d

#2de732

#2d85e7

#e72de2

Shades

Color #e78f2d mixed toward black.

#ce7818

#a56013

#7c480e

#533009

#291805

Tints

Color #e78f2d mixed toward white.

#eba250

#efb473

#f3c796

#f7dab9

#fbecdc

Tones

Color #e78f2d mixed toward gray.

#d78e3c

#c88d4c

#b88c5b

#a98c6b

#998b7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c653 · ΔE 27

Deuteranopia

#ccd259 · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#e4666a · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 26.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e78f2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e78f2d]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Frequently asked questions

#e78f2d (#e78f2d) is rgb(231, 143, 45) in RGB.

No, #e78f2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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