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#EA762E — Vivid Orange

#EA762E 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 #EA762E 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.

#EA762E 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 #2EA2EA; it also sits naturally between #EA2E44 and #EAD42E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA762E · RGB 234, 118, 46

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Color values

HEX#EA762E
RGB234, 118, 46
HSL23°, 82%, 55%
HSV23°, 80%, 92%
CMYK0%, 50%, 80%, 8%
XYZ40.90, 30.65, 6.34
Yxy30.65, 0.5251, 0.3934
CIE-Lab62.21, 40.39, 57.31
Hunter Lab55.36, 38.57, 30.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 46% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA762E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA762E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA762E

.text { color: #EA762E; }
.background { background-color: #EA762E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA762E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 118, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA762E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 118, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA762E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 118, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA762E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA762E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA762E

#E86717#D15D15#BA5212#A24810#8B3E0E#6F310B#582709#411D06#2A1304#130802

Tints of #EA762E

#EC8241#EE8F53#F09B66#F2A778#F4B690#F6C2A2#F8CEB5#F9DBC7#FBE7DA#FDF3EC

Tones of #EA762E

#DD7A3C#D07C49#C28056#B48364#A78672#9A897E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EA2EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.95:1 Fails
Against black text7.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA762E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA762E

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 #EA762E: ·

How #EA762E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B8B73FDeuteranopia · #BFC744Tritanopia · #E44D50

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 · #F97316Material Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA762E rather than the exact color:

Palette Ebe1d1
#EBE1D1 · #41644A · #0D4715 · #E9762B
Palette F1f0e9
#F1F0E9 · #41644A · #0D4715 · #E9762B
Burning Voyage
#B61E11 · #EB722D · #F1C36D · #F6F1A1
Crimson Ruby Cascade
#8A1817 · #E4752F · #E39C65 · #FAD996
Palette 2fa4d7
#2FA4D7 · #F5E9D8 · #3E2C23 · #E76F2E
Palette Ed7d31
#ED7D31 · #6C5F5B · #4F4A45 · #F6F1EE

Similar colors

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

#E9762B#EB722D#E4752F#E76F2E#ED7D31#E37434#EB7F31#E47325#F16D34#EF7722#E17A37#E87F24

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA762D  ·  #EA762F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA762E?

#EA762E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 118, 46). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA762E?

#EA762E is RGB 234, 118, 46 — HSL 23°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 80%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA762E?

Its complement is #2EA2EA; analogous partners are #EA2E44 and #EAD42E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA762E for text?

Black text on #EA762E has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.