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#E09B81 Blushing Rose

#E09B81 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Blushing Rose. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 60.8% green and 50.6% blue (rgb(224, 155, 129)). Its HSL value is 16° hue, 61% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 42% yellow and 12% black. #E09B81 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.17:1.

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Variations of #E09B81

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E09B81 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E09B81 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E09B81 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BCB181
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACA37F
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCA27F
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCB181
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7AA80
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F09094
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7978A
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAA7A2

#E09B81 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.29:1 Very poor#E09B81 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.17:1 Very good#E09B81 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E09B81 in CSS

/* Blushing Rose */
.color { color: #E09B81; }
.background { background-color: #E09B81; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E09B81; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(224 155 129);
color: hsl(16 61% 69%);
color: oklch(0.751 0.091 41.5);

#E09B81 FAQ

What color is #E09B81?

#E09B81 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Blushing Rose. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E09B81?

#E09B81 is rgb(224, 155, 129) in RGB, hsl(16, 61%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 31%, 42%, 12%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E09B81?

The complementary color of #E09B81 is #81C6E0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E09B81?

Black text has the best contrast on #E09B81: 9.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E09B81 a warm or cool color?

#E09B81 is a warm color.