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E16233

#E16233 Precious Pumpkin

#E16233 is a medium, vivid red named Precious Pumpkin. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 38.4% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(225, 98, 51)). Its HSL value is 16° hue, 74% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 77% yellow and 12% black. #E16233 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.00:1.

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Variations of #E16233

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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#E16233 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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#E16233 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E16233 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5942F
  • Protanopia 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85772D
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6752D
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5942F
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8852F
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F74558
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EA5847
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #898989
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A5817A

#E16233 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.50:1 Poor#E16233 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.00:1 Good#E16233 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E16233 in CSS

/* Precious Pumpkin */
.color { color: #E16233; }
.background { background-color: #E16233; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E16233; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(225 98 51);
color: hsl(16 74% 54%);
color: oklch(0.648 0.170 39.7);

#E16233 FAQ

What color is #E16233?

#E16233 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Precious Pumpkin. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E16233?

#E16233 is rgb(225, 98, 51) in RGB, hsl(16, 74%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 56%, 77%, 12%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E16233?

The complementary color of #E16233 is #33B2E1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E16233?

Black text has the best contrast on #E16233: 6.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E16233 a warm or cool color?

#E16233 is a warm color.