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#EA730C — Vivid Orange

#EA730C 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 #EA730C 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.

#EA730C 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 #0C82E9; it also sits naturally between #E90C14 and #E9E10C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA730C · RGB 234, 115, 12

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Color values

HEX#EA730C
RGB234, 115, 12
HSL28°, 90%, 48%
HSV28°, 95%, 92%
CMYK0%, 51%, 95%, 8%
XYZ40.13, 29.78, 3.98
Yxy29.78, 0.5431, 0.4030
CIE-Lab61.46, 41.20, 67.18
Hunter Lab54.57, 39.29, 32.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 45% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 95% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA730C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA730C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA730C

.text { color: #EA730C; }
.background { background-color: #EA730C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA730C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 115, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 90%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA730C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 115, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA730C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 115, 12, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA730C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA730C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA730C

#D5690B#BD5D0A#AA5409#914808#7E3E07#6B3506#522904#3F1F03#271302#130A01

Tints of #EA730C

#F3801B#F48D34#F59847#F7A65F#F8B377#F9C190#FACEA8#FBD9BB#FDE7D3#FEF4EC

Tones of #EA730C

#D9741C#C9752C#B9763C#AA774B#9A785B#8A796A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0C82E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.02:1 AA large only
Against black text6.96:1 AA

Best text color on #EA730C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA730C

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 #EA730C: ·

How #EA730C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B525Deuteranopia · #BDC62BTritanopia · #E4393D

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 500 · #F97316Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA730C rather than the exact color:

Palette 527853
#527853 · #F9E8D9 · #F7B787 · #EE7214
Palette E67514
#E67514 · #212121 · #06923E · #D3ECCD
Palette Fcc737
#FCC737 · #F26B0F · #E73879 · #7E1891
Palette 8b2626
#8B2626 · #EF6905 · #F1E5A1 · #486C2F
Palette Fda403
#FDA403 · #E8751A · #898121 · #E5C287
Palette F8f5e9
#F8F5E9 · #9DC08B · #3A7D44 · #DF6D14

Similar colors

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

#EE7214#E67514#F26B0F#EF6905#E8751A#DF6D14#EB7D00#EC8305#E36414#F96D15#E66A1C#FB7813

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA730B  ·  #EA730D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA730C?

#EA730C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 115, 12). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA730C?

#EA730C is RGB 234, 115, 12 — HSL 28°, 90%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 95%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA730C?

Its complement is #0C82E9; analogous partners are #E90C14 and #E9E10C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA730C for text?

Black text on #EA730C has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.