#e8940c

Color #e8940c

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 9.88 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#e8940c

RGB

rgb(232, 148, 12)

HSL

hsl(37.1, 90.2%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.1, 94.8%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.2%, 94.8%, 9%)

LAB

lab(68.29, 23.29, 71.67)

LCH

lch(68.29, 75.36, 72)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.1579, 69.19)

HWB

hwb(37.1, 4.7%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c60e8

Analogous

#e8260c

#e8940c

#cee80c

Triadic

#e8940c

#0ce894

#940ce8

Split-complementary

#e8940c

#0ccee8

#260ce8

Tetradic

#e8940c

#60e80c

#0c60e8

#940ce8

Square

#e8940c

#0ce826

#0c60e8

#e80cce

Shades

Color #e8940c mixed toward black.

#c17b0a

#9b6308

#744a06

#4d3104

#271902

Tints

Color #e8940c mixed toward white.

#f4a82c

#f6b956

#f8cb80

#fbdcab

#fdeed5

Tones

Color #e8940c mixed toward gray.

#d6901e

#c38b31

#b18743

#9f8355

#8c7e68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c94d · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#ced355 · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#e56569 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e8940c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e8940c]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#e8940c (#e8940c) is rgb(232, 148, 12) in RGB.

No, #e8940c 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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