#e86c38 Color Information

#e86c38 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e86c38. In RGB, it consists of 91.0% Red, 42.4% Green, and 22.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 53.4% Magenta, 75.9% Yellow, and 9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 17.7°, with saturation of 79.3% and lightness of 56.5%. The decimal value for #e86c38 is 15232056, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff6633. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e86c38 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#e86c38 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color232, 108, 56 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color91.0%, 42.4%, 22.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.090, 0.576, 0.780 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.534, 0.759, 0.09 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color17.7°, 79.3%, 56.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color17.7°, 75.9%, 91.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color39.355, 28.166, 7.104 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color232, 130, 56 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15232056 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color60.039, 44.916, 50.587 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)60.039, 67.650, 48.398 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color60.039, 99.883, 43.964 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color53.072, 39.489, 29.214 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.527, 0.377, 28.166 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293422136 / 0xffe86c38 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff6633 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #e86c38

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e86c38, its pure hue is 17.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.3%, and its lightness is 56.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e86c38, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d0e07 to #cb5f31.

Tints of #e86c38

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e86c38, its pure hue is 17.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.3%, and its lightness is 56.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e86c38, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #eb7e51 to #fcede6.

Tones of #e86c38

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e86c38, its pure hue is 17.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e86c38, which range from #909090 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff6321 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e86c38

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e86c38! For #e86c38, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e86c38. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e86c38

This color, #e86c38, consists of 91.0% Red, 42.4% Green, and 22.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 232, Green = 108, Blue = 56. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e86c38 is 0% Cyan, 53.4% Magenta, 75.9% Yellow, and 9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R91.0%
C0.0%
G42.4%
M53.4%
B22.0%
Y75.9%
K9.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 232 108 56
Octal 350 154 70
Hexa #e8 #6c #38
Binary 11101000 01101100 00111000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 53 75 9
Octal 0 65 113 11
Hexa #00 #35 #4b #09
Binary 00000000 00110101 01001011 00001001

Analogous Colors of #e86c38

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e86c38 — which has hue 17.7° — its analogous colors are located at 17.7° and 347.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e86c38.

Triadic Colors of #e86c38

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e86c38 — which has hue 17.7° — its triadic colors are located at 17.7° and 257.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e86c38.

Complementary Color of #e86c38

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e86c38 — which has hue 17.7° — its complementary color is located at 197.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e86c38.

Split Complementary Colors of #e86c38

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e86c38 — which has hue 17.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 17.7° and 227.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e86c38.

Tetradic Colors of #e86c38

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e86c38 — which has hue 17.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 287.7°, 17.7°, 107.7°, and 197.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e86c38.

Monochromatic Colors of #e86c38

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e86c38, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #95401c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f9b396 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e86c38

We want to make getting started with #e86c38 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e86c38 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e86c38 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e86c38 with other HTML elements.

#e86c38 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e86c38.
<span style="color: #e86c38;">The color of this text is #e86c38.</span>

#e86c38 Background Color

The background color for this text is #e86c38.
<div style="background-color: #e86c38; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e86c38.</div>

#e86c38 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e86c38.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e86c38;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e86c38.</span>

#e86c38 Border Color

This is a div with border color #e86c38.
<div style="border: #e86c38 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e86c38.</div>

#e86c38 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e86c38 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e86c38; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e86c38 on a white background.</div></div>

#e86c38 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e86c38 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e86c38; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e86c38 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e86c38 to White

This is a gradient from #e86c38 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e86c38,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e86c38,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e86c38,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e86c38,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e86c38 to white.</div>

Gradient from #e86c38 to Black

This is a gradient from #e86c38 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e86c38,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e86c38,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e86c38,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e86c38,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e86c38 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e86c38

In addition to using #e86c38 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e86c38 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e86c38, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 232, Green = 108, Blue = 56). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e86c38 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e86c38
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(232, 108, 56)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e86c38; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e86c38; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e86c38; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(232, 108, 56);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e86c38")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:232, green:108, blue:56, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:232 green:108 blue:56 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(232f, 108f, 56f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(232, 108, 56);
 

#e86c38 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e86c38 the same way. For those with color blindness, #e86c38 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e86c38 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e86c38 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e86c38 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e86c38 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e86c38 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #e86c38 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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