Palettes / Colors / #EA6239

#EA6239 — Vivid Orange

#EA6239 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #EA6239 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.

#EA6239 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 #39C1EA; it also sits naturally between #EA3968 and #EABB39. 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 38% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 76% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA6239

.text { color: #EA6239; }
.background { background-color: #EA6239; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA6239; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 98, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 81%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA6239; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 98, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA6239; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 98, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA6239">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA6239">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #39C1EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA6239: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA6239

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 #EA6239 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 #EA6239 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

← #EA6238  ·  #EA623A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA6239?

#EA6239 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 98, 57). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA6239?

#EA6239 is RGB 234, 98, 57 — HSL 14°, 81%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 76%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA6239?

Its complement is #39C1EA; analogous partners are #EA3968 and #EABB39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA6239 for text?

Black text on #EA6239 has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.33:1.