Palettes / Colors / #EA4600

#EA4600 — Vivid Orange

#EA4600 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #EA4600 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.

#EA4600 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 #00A4EB; it also sits naturally between #EB002F and #EBBC00. 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 92% · Green 27% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 100% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA4600

.text { color: #EA4600; }
.background { background-color: #EA4600; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA4600; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 70, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 100%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA4600; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 70, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA4600; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 70, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA4600">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA4600">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00A4EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA4600: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA4600

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 #EA4600 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 #EA4600 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

← #EA45FF  ·  #EA4601 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA4600?

#EA4600 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 70, 0). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA4600?

#EA4600 is RGB 234, 70, 0 — HSL 18°, 100%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 70%, 100%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA4600?

Its complement is #00A4EB; analogous partners are #EB002F and #EBBC00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA4600 for text?

Black text on #EA4600 has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.91:1.