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#e38552 color: Orange Poppy

#e38552 is rgb(227, 133, 82) in RGB and oklch(70.781% 0.1332 48.044) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

70.8%
0.133
48°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • amber-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #e38552

#e38552 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 48°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.71:1 contrast and black text 7.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Orange Poppy (#e68750). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #e38552 mixed with white

  1. e38552
  2. e79265
  3. eb9e76
  4. eeaa88
  5. f1b799
  6. f4c3aa
  7. f7cfbb
  8. fadbcc
  9. fce7dd
  10. fdf3ee

Darker: #e38552 mixed with black

  1. e38552
  2. c57346
  3. a8613b
  4. 8c502f
  5. 714025
  6. 57301a
  7. 3f2111
  8. 271308
  9. 120602
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e38552 with less saturation

  1. e38552
  2. dd895c
  3. d78c65
  4. d18f6d
  5. cb9275
  6. c4957d
  7. bd9784
  8. b79a8c
  9. b09c93
  10. a89f9a

Questions about #e38552

What color is #e38552?

#e38552 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Orange Poppy. In RGB it is rgb(227, 133, 82), in HSL hsl(21.1, 72.14%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.781% 0.1332 48.044).

What colors go well with #e38552?

The complementary color of #e38552 is #1cb0e2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e87c81 and #ce952c. The triadic partners are #2abb91 and #9d92ef.

Is white or black text more readable on #e38552?

Black text reads better on #e38552: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and black gives 7.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e38552 a warm or cool color?

#e38552 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 48 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.133.