Palettes / Colors / #EB883A

#EB883A — Vivid Orange

#EB883A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #EB883A 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.

#EB883A 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 #379DEB; it also sits naturally between #EB3743 and #EBDF37. 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 53% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 75% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB883A

.text { color: #EB883A; }
.background { background-color: #EB883A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB883A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 136, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 82%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB883A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 136, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB883A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 136, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB883A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB883A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB883A

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Tones of #EB883A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #379DEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB883A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB883A

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 #EB883A 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 #EB883A 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

← #EB8839  ·  #EB883B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB883A?

#EB883A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 136, 58). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB883A?

#EB883A is RGB 235, 136, 58 — HSL 26°, 82%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 75%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB883A?

Its complement is #379DEB; analogous partners are #EB3743 and #EBDF37. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB883A for text?

Black text on #EB883A has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.