#E2A050

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Sandybrown.

About #E2A050

At its core, #E2A050 is a light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Sandybrown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 160 green, and 80 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 29% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 32.9° hue, 71.6% saturation, and 60.0% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2A050
RGB226, 160, 80
HSL32.9°, 71.6%, 60.0%
CMYK0%, 29%, 65%, 11%
HSV32.9°, 64.6%, 88.6%
LAB70.8, 16.7, 50.5
XYZ45.4, 41.9, 13.3
Decimal14852176

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.38:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.97:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2A050; }
.text-color { color: #E2A050; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2A050; }

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