#e9ad8e

Color #e9ad8e

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.06 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e9ad8e

RGB

rgb(233, 173, 142)

HSL

hsl(20.4, 67.4%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.4, 39.1%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 39.1%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(75.56, 18.03, 24.52)

LCH

lch(75.56, 30.44, 53.67)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0825, 48.44)

HWB

hwb(20.4, 55.7%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ecae9

Analogous

#e98e9c

#e9ad8e

#e9da8e

Triadic

#e9ad8e

#8ee9ad

#ad8ee9

Split-complementary

#e9ad8e

#8ee9da

#8e9ce9

Tetradic

#e9ad8e

#cae98e

#8ecae9

#ad8ee9

Square

#e9ad8e

#9ce98e

#8ecae9

#da8ee9

Shades

Color #e9ad8e mixed toward black.

#df875a

#d16229

#9d4a1f

#693114

#34190a

Tints

Color #e9ad8e mixed toward white.

#edbba1

#f0c8b4

#f4d6c6

#f8e4d9

#fbf1ec

Tones

Color #e9ad8e mixed toward gray.

#e1af95

#dab29d

#d2b4a5

#cbb7ac

#c3b9b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d196 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#d5d998 · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#e69c9e · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 19.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e9ad8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9ad8e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#e9ad8e (#e9ad8e) is rgb(233, 173, 142) in RGB.

No, #e9ad8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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