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#EA600C — Vivid Orange

#EA600C 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 #EA600C 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.

#EA600C 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 #0C94E9; it also sits naturally between #E90C26 and #E9CF0C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA600C · RGB 234, 96, 12

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Color values

HEX#EA600C
RGB234, 96, 12
HSL23°, 90%, 48%
HSV23°, 95%, 92%
CMYK0%, 59%, 95%, 8%
XYZ38.18, 25.88, 3.33
Yxy25.88, 0.5665, 0.3841
CIE-Lab57.93, 50.27, 64.91
Hunter Lab50.88, 48.40, 30.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 38% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 95% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA600C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA600C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA600C

.text { color: #EA600C; }
.background { background-color: #EA600C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA600C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 96, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 90%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA600C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 96, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA600C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 96, 12, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA600C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA600C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA600C

#D5590B#BD4F0A#AA4709#913C08#7E3407#6B2C06#522204#3F1A03#271002#130801

Tints of #EA600C

#F36E1B#F47D34#F58A47#F7995F#F8A977#F9B890#FAC7A8#FBD4BB#FDE3D3#FEF3EC

Tones of #EA600C

#D9641C#C9682C#B96C3C#AA6F4B#9A735B#8A776A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0C94E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.40:1 AA large only
Against black text6.18:1 AA

Best text color on #EA600C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA600C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EA600C: ·

How #EA600C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AEAD20Deuteranopia · #B6C125Tritanopia · #E33034

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:

Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580CTailwind orange 500 · #F97316Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA600C rather than the exact color:

Frozen Ruby Whisper
#BF3F0E · #EA6009 · #E89C5A · #F2CE85
Palette Fabc3f
#FABC3F · #E85C0D · #C7253E · #821131
Palette Ecf8f9
#ECF8F9 · #068DA9 · #7E1717 · #E55807
Palette 5f0f40
#5F0F40 · #FB8B24 · #E36414 · #9A031E
Palette F25912
#F25912 · #5C3E94 · #412B6B · #211832
Palette 8b2626
#8B2626 · #EF6905 · #F1E5A1 · #486C2F

Similar colors

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

#EA6009#E85C0D#E55807#E36414#F25912#EF6905#EB5B00#E55604#F26B0F#E65C19#EB5F1D#EE5007

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA600B  ·  #EA600D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA600C?

#EA600C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 96, 12). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA600C?

#EA600C is RGB 234, 96, 12 — HSL 23°, 90%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 95%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA600C?

Its complement is #0C94E9; analogous partners are #E90C26 and #E9CF0C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA600C for text?

Black text on #EA600C has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.