Palettes / Colors / #EA940A

#EA940A — Vivid Orange

#EA940A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkOrange (#FF8C00). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorange (#FF8C00) — not an exact match. CSS darkorange gives you #FF8C00, a different color; use #EA940A 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.

#EA940A 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 #0A60EB; it also sits naturally between #EB240A and #D1EB0A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 58% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 96% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA940A

.text { color: #EA940A; }
.background { background-color: #EA940A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA940A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 148, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 92%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA940A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 148, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA940A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 148, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA940A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA940A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A60EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA940A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA940A

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:

How #EA940A looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA940A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA9409  ·  #EA940B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA940A?

#EA940A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 148, 10). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA940A?

#EA940A is RGB 234, 148, 10 — HSL 37°, 92%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 96%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA940A?

Its complement is #0A60EB; analogous partners are #EB240A and #D1EB0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA940A for text?

Black text on #EA940A has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.