Skip to the color picker

#e98228 color: Bourbon Peach

#e98228 is rgb(233, 130, 40) in RGB and oklch(70.662% 0.15841 55.934) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

28°
100%

70.7%
0.158
56°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tangerine
  • amber-600
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.73:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #e98228

#e98228 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.73:1 contrast and black text 7.69:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bourbon Peach (#ec842f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #e98228 mixed with white

  1. e98228
  2. ed8f47
  3. f09c5f
  4. f3a974
  5. f6b689
  6. f8c29d
  7. faceb1
  8. fcdbc4
  9. fde7d8
  10. fef3eb

Darker: #e98228 mixed with black

  1. e98228
  2. cb7021
  3. ad5f1b
  4. 904e15
  5. 743e0f
  6. 5a2f09
  7. 412004
  8. 291202
  9. 130601
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e98228 with less saturation

  1. e98228
  2. e3863c
  3. dc8a4c
  4. d58d59
  5. ce9165
  6. c79470
  7. c0977a
  8. b89984
  9. b19c8e
  10. a99e97

Questions about #e98228

What color is #e98228?

#e98228 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Bourbon Peach. In RGB it is rgb(233, 130, 40), in HSL hsl(27.98, 81.43%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.662% 0.15841 55.934).

What colors go well with #e98228?

The complementary color of #e98228 is #00adf5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f3746b and #cc9700. The triadic partners are #00be9d and #aa89f7.

Is white or black text more readable on #e98228?

Black text reads better on #e98228: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and black gives 7.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e98228 a warm or cool color?

#e98228 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.158.