Palettes / Colors / #E55604

#E55604 — Vivid Orange

#E55604 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the orange family.

#E55604 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0494E7; it also sits naturally between #E70422 and #E7C904. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 34% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 98% · Key 10%

Previews

CSS code for #E55604

.text { color: #E55604; }
.background { background-color: #E55604; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E55604; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 86, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 97%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E55604; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 86, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E55604; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 86, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E55604">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E55604">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0494E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E55604: #000000.

How #E55604 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #E55604

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E55603  ·  #E55605 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E55604?

#E55604 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 229, 86, 4). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E55604?

#E55604 is RGB 229, 86, 4 — HSL 22°, 97%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 98%, 10%.

What colors go with #E55604?

Its complement is #0494E7; analogous partners are #E70422 and #E7C904. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E55604 for text?

Black text on #E55604 has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.71:1.