Palettes / Colors / #E6700A

#E6700A — Vivid Orange

#E6700A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #E6700A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E6700A 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 #0A7FE6; it also sits naturally between #E60A11 and #E6DF0A. 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 44% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 96% · Key 10%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E6700A

.text { color: #E6700A; }
.background { background-color: #E6700A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6700A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 112, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 92%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6700A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 112, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6700A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 112, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6700A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6700A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A7FE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6700A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6700A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #E6700A 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E6700A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E67009  ·  #E6700B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6700A?

#E6700A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 230, 112, 10). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6700A?

#E6700A is RGB 230, 112, 10 — HSL 28°, 92%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 96%, 10%.

What colors go with #E6700A?

Its complement is #0A7FE6; analogous partners are #E60A11 and #E6DF0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6700A for text?

Black text on #E6700A has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.