Information about #E29979 color

#E29979 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E29979 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(226, 153, 121) — 88.6% red, 60% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 29 / 41 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E29979 presents itself as a vivid, lively warm orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Salmon (#E9967A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Apricot Red (#E8917D) and Burning Sand (#D99376).

The recipe behind #E29979 is rgb(226, 153, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E29979 color variations

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

#E29979 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E29979 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E29979 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E29979 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E29979 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #E29979

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

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Pinkish Tan color link
Pinkish Tan

#D99B82

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Tonys Pink color link
Tonys Pink

#E79E88

Sawtooth Oak color link
Sawtooth Oak

#EC956C

Kava Shell Pink color link
Kava Shell Pink

#D78C81

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Salmon Rose color link
Salmon Rose

#E7968B

Fawn color link
Fawn

#E5AA70

Apricot Nectar color link
Apricot Nectar

#ECAA79

#E29979 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E29979
  • RGB226, 153, 121
  • CMYK0, 29, 41, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 153, 121)
  • HSL18°, 64%, 68%
  • HSL Precise18.286°, 64.417%, 68.039%
  • HSV18°, 46%, 89%
  • HSB18°, 46%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.600, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.600, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.600, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE29979
  • DECIMAL ID14850425
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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