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#EA9D2A — Vivid Orange

#EA9D2A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EA9D2A 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.

#EA9D2A 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 #2A76EA; it also sits naturally between #EA3D2A and #D7EA2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA9D2A · RGB 234, 157, 42

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Color values

HEX#EA9D2A
RGB234, 157, 42
HSL36°, 82%, 54%
HSV36°, 82%, 92%
CMYK0%, 33%, 82%, 8%
XYZ46.41, 41.77, 7.81
Yxy41.77, 0.4835, 0.4352
CIE-Lab70.71, 19.95, 66.42
Hunter Lab64.63, 18.80, 35.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 62% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 82% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA9D2A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA9D2A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA9D2A

.text { color: #EA9D2A; }
.background { background-color: #EA9D2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA9D2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 157, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA9D2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 157, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA9D2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 157, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA9D2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA9D2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA9D2A

#E39116#CC8314#B57412#9E6510#87560D#6F470B#583809#412A06#2A1B04#130C02

Tints of #EA9D2A

#ECA53C#EEAE4F#F0B966#F2C178#F4CA8B#F5D29E#F7DBB0#F9E5C7#FBEEDA#FDF6EC

Tones of #EA9D2A

#DC9A38#CF9844#C19553#B39261#A58F6F#988D7C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A76EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.24:1 Fails
Against black text9.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA9D2A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA9D2A

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 #EA9D2A: ·

How #EA9D2A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C9C846Deuteranopia · #CDD34DTritanopia · #E65C61

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 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Orange 500 · #FF9800

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA9D2A rather than the exact color:

Palette A2de96
#A2DE96 · #3CA59D · #5A3D55 · #E79C2A
Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Hidden Saffron
#0F429E · #55B1EF · #E9A11E · #EDDB92
Palette 219c90
#219C90 · #E9B824 · #EE9322 · #D83F31
Cosmic Tempest
#AC6A19 · #DE9729 · #DFBA7B · #F5D98A
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C

Similar colors

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

#E79C2A#EEA727#E9A11E#EE9322#DE9729#DEA72A#DA962A#F8A321#E6AD32#DA9526#F49D1A#E6AF2E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA9D29  ·  #EA9D2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA9D2A?

#EA9D2A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 157, 42). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA9D2A?

#EA9D2A is RGB 234, 157, 42 — HSL 36°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 82%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA9D2A?

Its complement is #2A76EA; analogous partners are #EA3D2A and #D7EA2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA9D2A for text?

Black text on #EA9D2A has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.