#e96c00

Color #e96c00

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e96c00

RGB

rgb(233, 108, 0)

HSL

hsl(27.8, 100%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.8, 100%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 53.6%, 100%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(59.94, 44.14, 68.18)

LCH

lch(59.94, 81.22, 57.08)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.1792, 49.32)

HWB

hwb(27.8, 0%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#007de9

Analogous

#e90009

#e96c00

#e9e100

Triadic

#e96c00

#00e96c

#6c00e9

Split-complementary

#e96c00

#00e9e1

#0009e9

Tetradic

#e96c00

#7de900

#007de9

#6c00e9

Square

#e96c00

#09e900

#007de9

#e100e9

Shades

Color #e96c00 mixed toward black.

#c25a00

#9b4800

#753600

#4e2400

#271200

Tints

Color #e96c00 mixed toward white.

#ff8318

#ff9c46

#ffb575

#ffcda3

#ffe6d1

Tones

Color #e96c00 mixed toward gray.

#d66d13

#c26f27

#af703a

#9b724e

#887361

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0bf36 · ΔE 37.5

Deuteranopia

#c6ce3c · ΔE 41.2

Tritanopia

#e5484b · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 28.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e96c00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e96c00]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#e96c00 (#e96c00) is rgb(233, 108, 0) in RGB.

No, #e96c00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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