Palettes / Colors / #EB4E14

#EB4E14 — Vivid Orange

#EB4E14 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #EB4E14 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.

#EB4E14 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 #14B1EB; it also sits naturally between #EB1446 and #EBB914. 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 31% · Blue 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 91% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB4E14

.text { color: #EB4E14; }
.background { background-color: #EB4E14; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB4E14; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 78, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 84%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB4E14; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 78, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB4E14; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 78, 20, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB4E14">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB4E14">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #14B1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB4E14: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB4E14

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 #EB4E14 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 #EB4E14 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

← #EB4E13  ·  #EB4E15 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB4E14?

#EB4E14 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 78, 20). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB4E14?

#EB4E14 is RGB 235, 78, 20 — HSL 16°, 84%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 91%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB4E14?

Its complement is #14B1EB; analogous partners are #EB1446 and #EBB914. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB4E14 for text?

Black text on #EB4E14 has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.