Palettes / Colors / #E89445

#E89445 — Vivid Orange

#E89445 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #E89445 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E89445 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 #4599E8; it also sits naturally between #E84548 and #E8E545. 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 91% · Green 58% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 70% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E89445

.text { color: #E89445; }
.background { background-color: #E89445; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E89445; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 148, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 78%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E89445; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 148, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E89445; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 148, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E89445">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E89445">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E89445

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4599E8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E89445: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E89445

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #E89445 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E89445 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E89444  ·  #E89446 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E89445?

#E89445 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 232, 148, 69). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E89445?

#E89445 is RGB 232, 148, 69 — HSL 29°, 78%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 70%, 9%.

What colors go with #E89445?

Its complement is #4599E8; analogous partners are #E84548 and #E8E545. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E89445 for text?

Black text on #E89445 has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.