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#EA690A — Vivid Orange

#EA690A 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 #EA690A 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.

#EA690A 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 #0A8DEB; it also sits naturally between #EB0A1D and #EBD80A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA690A · RGB 234, 105, 10

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Color values

HEX#EA690A
RGB234, 105, 10
HSL25°, 92%, 48%
HSV25°, 96%, 92%
CMYK0%, 55%, 96%, 8%
XYZ39.04, 27.62, 3.56
Yxy27.62, 0.5560, 0.3933
CIE-Lab59.54, 46.06, 66.29
Hunter Lab52.55, 44.13, 31.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 41% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 96% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA690A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA690A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA690A

.text { color: #EA690A; }
.background { background-color: #EA690A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA690A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 105, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 92%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA690A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 105, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA690A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 105, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA690A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA690A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA690A

#D75F09#BF5408#AB4C07#934106#7F3805#6C2F04#532503#401C03#271102#140901

Tints of #EA690A

#F57519#F68331#F78F45#F89E5D#F9AD76#FABB8E#FBCAA7#FCD6BA#FDE5D3#FEF3EB

Tones of #EA690A

#DB6A1A#CB6D2A#BB703A#AA724B#9A755B#8A786A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A8DEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.22:1 AA large only
Against black text6.52:1 AA

Best text color on #EA690A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA690A

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 #EA690A: ·

How #EA690A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B121Deuteranopia · #BAC327Tritanopia · #E43337

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 #EA690A rather than the exact color:

Palette 8b2626
#8B2626 · #EF6905 · #F1E5A1 · #486C2F
Frozen Ruby Whisper
#BF3F0E · #EA6009 · #E89C5A · #F2CE85
Palette Fcc737
#FCC737 · #F26B0F · #E73879 · #7E1891
Palette 5f0f40
#5F0F40 · #FB8B24 · #E36414 · #9A031E
Palette Fabc3f
#FABC3F · #E85C0D · #C7253E · #821131
Palette 527853
#527853 · #F9E8D9 · #F7B787 · #EE7214

Similar colors

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

#EF6905#EA6009#F26B0F#E36414#E85C0D#EE7214#DF6D14#E67514#EB5B00#E55807#E66A1C#E0681A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA6909  ·  #EA690B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA690A?

#EA690A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 105, 10). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA690A?

#EA690A is RGB 234, 105, 10 — HSL 25°, 92%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 96%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA690A?

Its complement is #0A8DEB; analogous partners are #EB0A1D and #EBD80A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA690A for text?

Black text on #EA690A has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.