Palettes / Colors / #E69100

#E69100 — Vivid Orange

#E69100 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkOrange (#FF8C00). It belongs to the orange family.

#E69100 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 #0054E6; it also sits naturally between #E61F00 and #C7E600. 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 57% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 100% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E69100

.text { color: #E69100; }
.background { background-color: #E69100; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E69100; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 145, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 100%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E69100; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 145, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E69100; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 145, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E69100">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E69100">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0054E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E69100: #000000.

How #E69100 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 #E69100 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

← #E690FF  ·  #E69101 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E69100?

#E69100 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 230, 145, 0). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E69100?

#E69100 is RGB 230, 145, 0 — HSL 38°, 100%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 100%, 10%.

What colors go with #E69100?

Its complement is #0054E6; analogous partners are #E61F00 and #C7E600. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E69100 for text?

Black text on #E69100 has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.