Information about #E1873D color

#E1873D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E1873D falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 135, 61) — 88.2% red, 52.9% green, 23.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 64 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E1873D is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tree Poppy (#E2813B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are West Side (#E5823A) and Flashback (#DF803E).

In RGB terms — rgb(225, 135, 61) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E1873D: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E1873D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E1873D color variations

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#E1873D 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 #E1873D

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

Tree Poppy color link
Tree Poppy

#E2813B

West Side color link
West Side

#E5823A

Flashback color link
Flashback

#DF803E

Dull Orange color link
Dull Orange

#D8863B

California color link
California

#E98C3A

Party Animal color link
Party Animal

#DB9241

Carpe Diem color link
Carpe Diem

#E4943D

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Orange Ochre color link
Orange Ochre

#DC793A

Dusty Orange color link
Dusty Orange

#F0833A

Lemon Ochre color link
Lemon Ochre

#E78F4A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E1873D
  • RGB225, 135, 61
  • CMYK0, 35, 64, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 135, 61)
  • HSL27°, 73%, 56%
  • HSL Precise27.073°, 73.214%, 56.078%
  • HSV27°, 73%, 88%
  • HSB27°, 73%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.529, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.529, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.529, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE1873D
  • DECIMAL ID14780221
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01