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#EA802C — Vivid Orange

#EA802C is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #EA802C 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.

#EA802C 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 #2E96EA; it also sits naturally between #EA2E38 and #EAE12E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA802C · RGB 234, 128, 44

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Color values

HEX#EA802C
RGB234, 128, 44
HSL27°, 82%, 55%
HSV27°, 81%, 92%
CMYK0%, 45%, 81%, 8%
XYZ42.11, 33.11, 6.56
Yxy33.11, 0.5149, 0.4049
CIE-Lab64.25, 35.24, 59.98
Hunter Lab57.54, 33.51, 31.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 50% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 81% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA802C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA802C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA802C

.text { color: #EA802C; }
.background { background-color: #EA802C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA802C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 128, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA802C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 128, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA802C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 128, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA802C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA802C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA802C

#E87517#D16915#BA5E12#A25210#8B460E#6F380B#582C09#412106#2A1504#130902

Tints of #EA802C

#EC8E41#EE9953#F0A466#F2AF78#F4BD90#F6C8A2#F8D3B5#F9DEC7#FBE9DA#FDF4EC

Tones of #EA802C

#DD843C#D08549#C28756#B48864#A78A72#9A8B7E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E96EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.75:1 Fails
Against black text7.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA802C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA802C

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 #EA802C: ·

How #EA802C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BCBB40Deuteranopia · #C2CA45Tritanopia · #E55054

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 amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA802C rather than the exact color:

Ruby Summit
#972828 · #E45742 · #EB7F31 · #FCAD38
Palette Ed7d31
#ED7D31 · #6C5F5B · #4F4A45 · #F6F1EE
Palette E87f24
#E87F24 · #FFC81E · #FEFDDF · #73A5CA
Vintage Ruby
#253C6D · #30497D · #455B8A · #F2842F
Palette E2852e
#E2852E · #F5C857 · #FFEE91 · #ABE0F0
Palette Ebe1d1
#EBE1D1 · #41644A · #0D4715 · #E9762B

Similar colors

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

#EB7F31#ED7D31#E87F24#F2842F#E2852E#E9762B#E67E22#DE802B#E4752F#F67D31#E38B29#EB722D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA802B  ·  #EA802D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA802C?

#EA802C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 128, 44). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA802C?

#EA802C is RGB 234, 128, 44 — HSL 27°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 81%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA802C?

Its complement is #2E96EA; analogous partners are #EA2E38 and #EAE12E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA802C for text?

Black text on #EA802C has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.