Information about #E85E0E color

#E85E0E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E85E0E falls into the Orange Color FamilyFull Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(232, 94, 14) — 91% red, 36.9% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 54 / 85 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E85E0E reads as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Papaya Orange (#E56717). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spanish Orange (#E86100) and Persimmon (#EC5800).

The recipe behind #E85E0E is rgb(232, 94, 14), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E85E0E: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. #E85E0E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E85E0E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E85E0E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E85E0E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E85E0E
  • RGB232, 94, 14
  • CMYK0, 54, 85, 9
  • CSSrgb(232, 94, 14)
  • HSL22°, 89%, 48%
  • HSL Precise22.018°, 88.618%, 48.235%
  • HSV22°, 94%, 91%
  • HSB22°, 94%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.910, 0.369, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.910, 0.369, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.910, 0.369, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE85E0E
  • DECIMAL ID15228430
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01