Palettes / Colors / #E85530

#E85530 — Vivid Orange

#E85530 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 #E85530 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.

#E85530 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 #30C3E8; it also sits naturally between #E83068 and #E8B130. 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 91% · Green 33% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 79% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E85530

.text { color: #E85530; }
.background { background-color: #E85530; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E85530; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 85, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 80%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E85530; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 85, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E85530; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 85, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E85530">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E85530">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E85530

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #30C3E8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E85530: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E85530

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 #E85530 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 #E85530 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

← #E8552F  ·  #E85531 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E85530?

#E85530 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 232, 85, 48). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E85530?

#E85530 is RGB 232, 85, 48 — HSL 12°, 80%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 79%, 9%.

What colors go with #E85530?

Its complement is #30C3E8; analogous partners are #E83068 and #E8B130. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E85530 for text?

Black text on #E85530 has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.