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#EA693C — Vivid Orange

#EA693C 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 #EA693C 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.

#EA693C 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 #3DBCEB; it also sits naturally between #EB3D66 and #EBC23D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA693C · RGB 234, 105, 60

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Color values

HEX#EA693C
RGB234, 105, 60
HSL16°, 81%, 58%
HSV16°, 74%, 92%
CMYK0%, 55%, 74%, 8%
XYZ39.80, 27.92, 7.57
Yxy27.92, 0.5286, 0.3709
CIE-Lab59.82, 47.26, 48.49
Hunter Lab52.84, 45.50, 26.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 41% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 74% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA693C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA693C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA693C

.text { color: #EA693C; }
.background { background-color: #EA693C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA693C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 105, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 81%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA693C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 105, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA693C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 105, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA693C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA693C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA693C

#E85A26#D94B17#C24314#A63911#8F310F#78290D#5C200A#451807#2A0E04#120602

Tints of #EA693C

#ED7950#EF8862#F09270#F2A082#F4AE95#F6BCA7#F8CABA#F9D5C8#FBE3DA#FDF1ED

Tones of #EA693C

#DE714A#D27756#C57D63#B9826E#AD887B#A18E87

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3DBCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #EA693C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA693C

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 #EA693C: ·

How #EA693C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B147Deuteranopia · #BAC34ATritanopia · #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 #EA693C rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA693B  ·  #EA693D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA693C?

#EA693C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 105, 60). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA693C?

#EA693C is RGB 234, 105, 60 — HSL 16°, 81%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 74%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA693C?

Its complement is #3DBCEB; analogous partners are #EB3D66 and #EBC23D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA693C for text?

Black text on #EA693C has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.19:1.