Palettes / Colors / #EA9643

#EA9643 — Vivid Orange

#EA9643 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EA9643 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.

#EA9643 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 #4396EA; it also sits naturally between #EA4343 and #EAEA43. 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 59% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 71% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA9643

.text { color: #EA9643; }
.background { background-color: #EA9643; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA9643; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 150, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA9643; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 150, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA9643; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 150, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA9643">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA9643">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4396EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA9643: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA9643

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 #EA9643 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 #EA9643 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA9643?

#EA9643 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 150, 67). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA9643?

#EA9643 is RGB 234, 150, 67 — HSL 30°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 71%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA9643?

Its complement is #4396EA; analogous partners are #EA4343 and #EAEA43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA9643 for text?

Black text on #EA9643 has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.