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#EA693B — Vivid Orange

#EA693B 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 #EA693B 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.

#EA693B 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 #39BBEA; it also sits naturally between #EA3962 and #EAC139. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA693B · RGB 234, 105, 59

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Color values

HEX#EA693B
RGB234, 105, 59
HSL16°, 81%, 57%
HSV16°, 75%, 92%
CMYK0%, 55%, 75%, 8%
XYZ39.77, 27.91, 7.43
Yxy27.91, 0.5295, 0.3716
CIE-Lab59.81, 47.22, 48.98
Hunter Lab52.83, 45.46, 26.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 41% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 75% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA693B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA693B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA693B

.text { color: #EA693B; }
.background { background-color: #EA693B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA693B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 105, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 81%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA693B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 105, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA693B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 105, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA693B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA693B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA693B

#E85621#D44916#BD4114#A63911#8F310F#73280C#5C200A#451807#2A0E04#120602

Tints of #EA693B

#EC764B#EE845D#F09270#F2A082#F4AE95#F5B9A3#F7C7B5#F9D5C8#FBE3DA#FDF1ED

Tones of #EA693B

#DD6E46#D17452#C47A5F#B87F6B#AB8678#9F8B84

Color harmonies

Complementary — #39BBEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.19:1 AA large only
Against black text6.58:1 AA

Best text color on #EA693B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA693B

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 #EA693B: ·

How #EA693B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B146Deuteranopia · #BAC349Tritanopia · #E44F51

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:

Material Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA693B rather than the exact color:

Palette Eff5f5
#EFF5F5 · #D6E4E5 · #497174 · #EB6440
Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Misty Harbor
#8D4715 · #E1683A · #1F84CC · #A6C8EB
Palette Bbe0ef
#BBE0EF · #161E54 · #F16D34 · #FF986A
Wild Solace
#0C648C · #398BEE · #EE733B · #F0C09C
Vivid Ruby Dusk
#2D1488 · #E3613D · #1FD647 · #C7B4EC

Similar colors

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

#EB6440#E86341#E1683A#F16D34#EE733B#E3613D#EC6530#F2613F#F16344#E16342#E85D35#E25E3E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA693A  ·  #EA693C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA693B?

#EA693B is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 105, 59). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA693B?

#EA693B is RGB 234, 105, 59 — HSL 16°, 81%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 75%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA693B?

Its complement is #39BBEA; analogous partners are #EA3962 and #EAC139. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA693B for text?

Black text on #EA693B has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.19:1.