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#EB730A — Vivid Orange

#EB730A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #EB730A 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.

#EB730A 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 #0A82EB; it also sits naturally between #EB0A11 and #EBE40A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB730A · RGB 235, 115, 10

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Color values

HEX#EB730A
RGB235, 115, 10
HSL28°, 92%, 48%
HSV28°, 96%, 92%
CMYK0%, 51%, 96%, 8%
XYZ40.45, 29.95, 3.94
Yxy29.95, 0.5442, 0.4029
CIE-Lab61.61, 41.57, 67.68
Hunter Lab54.72, 39.71, 32.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 45% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 96% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB730A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB730A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB730A

.text { color: #EB730A; }
.background { background-color: #EB730A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB730A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 115, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 92%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB730A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 115, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB730A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 115, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB730A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB730A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB730A

#D76909#BF5D08#AB5407#934806#7F3E05#6C3504#532903#401F03#271302#140A01

Tints of #EB730A

#F58019#F68D31#F79845#F8A65D#F9B376#FAC18E#FBCEA7#FCD9BA#FDE7D3#FEF4EB

Tones of #EB730A

#DB741A#CB752A#BB763A#AA774B#9A785B#8A796A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A82EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.00:1 AA large only
Against black text6.99:1 AA

Best text color on #EB730A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB730A

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 #EB730A: ·

How #EB730A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B7B623Deuteranopia · #BEC72ATritanopia · #E5373C

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 orange 500 · #F97316Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB730A rather than the exact color:

Palette 527853
#527853 · #F9E8D9 · #F7B787 · #EE7214
Palette E67514
#E67514 · #212121 · #06923E · #D3ECCD
Palette Fcc737
#FCC737 · #F26B0F · #E73879 · #7E1891
Palette 8b2626
#8B2626 · #EF6905 · #F1E5A1 · #486C2F
Palette 2e2910
#2E2910 · #2C5745 · #EBE3A7 · #EB7D00
Palette Fda403
#FDA403 · #E8751A · #898121 · #E5C287

Similar colors

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

#EE7214#E67514#F26B0F#EF6905#EB7D00#E8751A#DF6D14#EC8305#F97300#F97A00#F96D15#FB7813

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB7309  ·  #EB730B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB730A?

#EB730A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 115, 10). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB730A?

#EB730A is RGB 235, 115, 10 — HSL 28°, 92%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 96%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB730A?

Its complement is #0A82EB; analogous partners are #EB0A11 and #EBE40A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB730A for text?

Black text on #EB730A has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.00:1.