Spanish Orange (#E86100)

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
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.42:1 — vs black: 6.14:1

Color values

  • HEX #E86100
  • RGB rgb(232, 97, 0)
  • HSL hsl(25, 100%, 90%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 58.19, 100, 9.02 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E86100 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Spanish Orange
#E86100 Base
#0087E8
Analogous

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

Spanish Orange
#E86100 Base
#E80013
#E8D500
Triadic

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

Spanish Orange
#E86100 Base
#00E861
#6100E8
Split-Complementary

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

Spanish Orange
#E86100 Base
#00E8D5
#0013E8
Tetradic (Square)

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

Spanish Orange
#E86100 Base
#13E800
#0087E8
#D500E8
Monochromatic

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

Spanish Orange
#E86100 Base
#4F2100
#9C4100
#BF5000
#FF7512
#FF8A36
#FFB682
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A0B00
#431C00
#6C2D00
#953E00
#BF5000
Spanish Orange #E86100 Base
#FF7B1B
#FF984E
#FFB581
#FFD3B3
#FFF0E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E86100. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E86100;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E86100;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E86100;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E86100,
        #D1ECFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E86100,
        #D1ECFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$spanish-orange: #E86100;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$spanish-orange-r: 232;
$spanish-orange-g: 97;
$spanish-orange-b: 0;

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

How Spanish Orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E86100 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #999900 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 #7A7A0A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #EA5B5B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #8B8B8B 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 Spanish Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Spanish Orange #E86100 Base
Persimmon #EC5800 ΔE 2.62
Vivid Red-tangelo #DF6124 ΔE 3.77
Deep Carrot Orange #E9692C ΔE 3.95
Vivid Vermilion #E56024 ΔE 3.99

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.