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#E29A86 Shrimp

#E29A86 is a light, moderately saturated red named Shrimp. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 60.4% green and 52.5% blue (rgb(226, 154, 134)). Its HSL value is 13° hue, 61% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 41% yellow and 11% black. #E29A86 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.20:1.

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Variations of #E29A86

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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#E29A86 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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#E29A86 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E29A86 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BCB185
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABA384
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCA284
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCB185
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8AA85
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F28F95
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E9968D
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBA7A3

#E29A86 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#E29A86 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.20:1 Very good#E29A86 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E29A86 in CSS

/* Shrimp */
.color { color: #E29A86; }
.background { background-color: #E29A86; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E29A86; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 154 134);
color: hsl(13 61% 71%);
color: oklch(0.752 0.092 36.2);

#E29A86 FAQ

What color is #E29A86?

#E29A86 is a light, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Shrimp. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E29A86?

#E29A86 is rgb(226, 154, 134) in RGB, hsl(13, 61%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E29A86?

The complementary color of #E29A86 is #86CEE2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E29A86?

Black text has the best contrast on #E29A86: 9.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E29A86 a warm or cool color?

#E29A86 is a warm color.