Palettes / Colors / #E28569

#E28569 — Orange

#E28569 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the orange family.

#E28569 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #69C6E2; it also sits naturally between #E26989 and #E2C269. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 52% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 54% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #E28569

.text { color: #E28569; }
.background { background-color: #E28569; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E28569; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 133, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 68%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E28569; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 133, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E28569; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 133, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E28569">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E28569">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E28569

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69C6E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E28569: #000000.

How #E28569 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #E28569 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E28568  ·  #E2856A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E28569?

#E28569 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 226, 133, 105). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E28569?

#E28569 is RGB 226, 133, 105 — HSL 14°, 68%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 54%, 11%.

What colors go with #E28569?

Its complement is #69C6E2; analogous partners are #E26989 and #E2C269. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E28569 for text?

Black text on #E28569 has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.