#E28A49

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #E28A49

At its core, #E28A49 is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Peru. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 138 parts green, and 73 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 68% yellow, and 11% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E28A49
RGB226, 138, 73
HSL25.5°, 72.5%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 39%, 68%, 11%
HSV25.5°, 67.7%, 88.6%
LAB65.6, 28.0, 48.0
XYZ41.7, 34.8, 10.8
Decimal14846537

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.97:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.77:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E28A49; }
.text-color { color: #E28A49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E28A49; }

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