#e08040

Color #e08040

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 10.81 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e08040

RGB

rgb(224, 128, 64)

HSL

hsl(24, 72.1%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 71.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 71.4%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(63.06, 32, 49.56)

LCH

lch(63.06, 58.99, 57.15)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.1418, 51.79)

HWB

hwb(24, 25.1%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40a0e0

Analogous

#e04050

#e08040

#e0d040

Triadic

#e08040

#40e080

#8040e0

Split-complementary

#e08040

#40e0d0

#4050e0

Tetradic

#e08040

#a0e040

#40a0e0

#8040e0

Square

#e08040

#50e040

#40a0e0

#d040e0

Shades

Color #e08040 mixed toward black.

#cf6721

#a5521b

#7c3e14

#53290d

#291507

Tints

Color #e08040 mixed toward white.

#e59560

#eaaa80

#f0c0a0

#f5d5bf

#faeadf

Tones

Color #e08040 mixed toward gray.

#d3834d

#c5855b

#b88868

#ab8b75

#9d8d83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebd55 · ΔE 31.8

Deuteranopia

#c3c959 · ΔE 34.8

Tritanopia

#dc6265 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e08040;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e08040]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

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Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#e08040 (#e08040) is rgb(224, 128, 64) in RGB.

No, #e08040 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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