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#EA9700 — Vivid Orange

#EA9700 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 #EA9700 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.

#EA9700 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 #0052EB; it also sits naturally between #EB2300 and #C7EB00. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA9700 · RGB 234, 151, 0

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Color values

HEX#EA9700
RGB234, 151, 0
HSL39°, 100%, 46%
HSV39°, 100%, 92%
CMYK0%, 35%, 100%, 8%
XYZ45.00, 39.63, 5.28
Yxy39.63, 0.5005, 0.4408
CIE-Lab69.20, 22.44, 73.98
Hunter Lab62.95, 21.13, 37.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 59% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 100% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA9700 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA9700 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA9700

.text { color: #EA9700; }
.background { background-color: #EA9700; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA9700; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 151, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 100%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA9700; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 151, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA9700; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 151, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA9700">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA9700">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA9700

#D68B00#C27E00#A86D00#946000#805300#6B4600#573800#3D2800#291B00#140D00

Tints of #EA9700

#FFA805#FFB01F#FFB938#FFC252#FFCB6B#FFD485#FFDD9E#FFE6B8#FFEFD1#FFF8EB

Tones of #EA9700

#DA9410#C98E22#B88932#A88443#978053#867A65

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0052EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.35:1 Fails
Against black text8.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA9700: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA9700

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 #EA9700: ·

How #EA9700 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C525Deuteranopia · #CBD12DTritanopia · #E64148

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 amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Orange 500 · #FF9800Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA9700 rather than the exact color:

Palette Da1212
#DA1212 · #F08C00 · #C6DA20 · #F3F5D5
Palette 1b1a17
#1B1A17 · #F0A500 · #E45826 · #E6D5B8
Sunset Boulevard
#6A040F · #DC2F02 · #F48C06 · #FFBA08
Palette 0a7c6e
#0A7C6E · #F59E0B · #FF6B35 · #FAFAFA
Honey Ruby
#F9E6A8 · #F2A900 · #CC6F00 · #4D2A00
Palette 59d5e0
#59D5E0 · #F5DD61 · #FAA300 · #F4538A

Similar colors

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

#F08C00#F0A500#F48C06#F59E0B#F2A900#FAA300#EC8305#FF9800#FF9A00#FF9B00#FF9100#FF9D00

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA96FF  ·  #EA9701 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA9700?

#EA9700 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 151, 0). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA9700?

#EA9700 is RGB 234, 151, 0 — HSL 39°, 100%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 100%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA9700?

Its complement is #0052EB; analogous partners are #EB2300 and #C7EB00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA9700 for text?

Black text on #EA9700 has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.