What color is #E28F00?

#E28F00 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Hotter Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E28F00?

The RGB value is 226, 143, 0: 226 red, 143 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E28F00?

The complementary color is #0053E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E28F00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E28F00 color

#E28F00 rgb(226, 143, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E28F00 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 56.1% green and 0% blue (226, 143, 0).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 100% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Hotter Butter (#E68A00), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#E28F00 color codes

HEX	`#E28F00`
RGB	`rgb(226, 143, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 56.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 100%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.38, 23.29, 71.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.38, 75.35, 72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.19, 35.818, 4.744)`
Decimal	`14847744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E28F00, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E28F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E28F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E28F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e28f00; }
.text { color: #e28f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e28f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 143 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e28f00, #c4e200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tangerine.

Questions

What color is #E28F00?: #E28F00 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Hotter Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E28F00?: The RGB value is 226, 143, 0: 226 red, 143 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E28F00?: The complementary color is #0053E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E28F00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.