Tiger Eye (#E08D3C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.61:1 — vs black: 8.04:1

Color values

  • HEX #E08D3C
  • RGB rgb(224, 141, 60)
  • HSL hsl(29, 72%, 55%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 37, 73, 12 )
  • Websafe #CC9933

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E08D3C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Tiger Eye
#E08D3C Base
#3C8FE0
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Tiger Eye
#E08D3C Base
#E03C3D
#E0DF3C
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Tiger Eye
#E08D3C Base
#3CE08D
#8D3CE0
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Tiger Eye
#E08D3C Base
#3CE0DF
#3C3DE0
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Tiger Eye
#E08D3C Base
#3DE03C
#3C8FE0
#DF3CE0
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Tiger Eye
#E08D3C Base
#714112
#B3671C
#D27921
#E6A25F
#EAB47E
#F5DAC0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Tiger Eye, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160D03
#43260B
#6F4012
#9C5919
#C87320
Tiger Eye #E08D3C Base
#E6A15F
#EBB581
#F0CAA4
#F6DEC6
#FCF2E9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E08D3C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E08D3C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E08D3C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E08D3C;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E08D3C,
        #3C8FE0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E08D3C,
        #3C8FE0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$tiger-eye: #E08D3C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$tiger-eye-r: 224;
$tiger-eye-g: 141;
$tiger-eye-b: 60;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $tiger-eye;
    color: rgba($tiger-eye-r, $tiger-eye-g, $tiger-eye-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Tiger Eye appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E08D3C How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #ABAB34 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #99993D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E48686 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A0A0A0 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Tiger Eye ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Tiger Eye #E08D3C Base
Cadmium Orange #ED872D ΔE 3.55
Peru #CD853F ΔE 4.08
Carrot Orange #ED9121 ΔE 4.16
Fulvous #E48400 ΔE 4.48

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.