Information about #E85911 color

#E85911 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E85911 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(232, 89, 17) — 91% red, 34.9% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 56 / 84 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E85911 is a intensely saturated warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Papaya Orange (#E56717). Slightly further away sit Persimmon (#EC5800) and Trinidad (#E64E03).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(232, 89, 17)), which gives #E85911 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. #E85911 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E85911 color variations

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

#E85911 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 #E85911

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#E85911
  • RGB232, 89, 17
  • CMYK0, 56, 84, 9
  • CSSrgb(232, 89, 17)
  • HSL20°, 86%, 49%
  • HSL Precise20.093°, 86.345%, 48.824%
  • HSV20°, 93%, 91%
  • HSB20°, 93%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.910, 0.349, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.910, 0.349, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.910, 0.349, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE85911
  • DECIMAL ID15227153
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01