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#EB975B — Vivid Orange

#EB975B is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EB975B 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.

#EB975B 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 #5CAFEB; it also sits naturally between #EB5C68 and #EBDF5C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB975B · RGB 235, 151, 91

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Color values

HEX#EB975B
RGB235, 151, 91
HSL25°, 78%, 64%
HSV25°, 61%, 92%
CMYK0%, 36%, 61%, 8%
XYZ47.22, 40.55, 15.24
Yxy40.55, 0.4584, 0.3937
CIE-Lab69.86, 25.91, 44.20
Hunter Lab63.68, 24.70, 27.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 59% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 61% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB975B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB975B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB975B

.text { color: #EB975B; }
.background { background-color: #EB975B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB975B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 151, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 78%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB975B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 151, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB975B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 151, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB975B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB975B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB975B

#E78640#E47525#D1661A#B65916#9A4B13#7F3E10#64310C#492309#2D1606#120902

Tints of #EB975B

#ECA069#EEA977#F0B489#F2BD97#F4C5A4#F5CEB2#F7D7BF#F9E2D2#FBEBDF#FDF3ED

Tones of #EB975B

#E19966#D79B70#CD9C7A#C19E85#B7A08F#ADA299

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5CAFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.31:1 Fails
Against black text9.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #EB975B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB975B

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 #EB975B: ·

How #EB975B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C66ADeuteranopia · #CCD26DTritanopia · #E77578

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 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB975B rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Opal
#8C5A10 · #ED965E · #1969DF · #B9CFF3
Palette 001f3d
#001F3D · #ED985F · #F7B980 · #E6E6E6
Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192
Frozen Ruby Whisper
#BF3F0E · #EA6009 · #E89C5A · #F2CE85
Palette Fffbda
#FFFBDA · #FFEC9E · #FFBB70 · #ED9455
Palette Ec8f5e
#EC8F5E · #F3B664 · #F1EB90 · #9FBB73

Similar colors

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

#ED965E#ED985F#EA9560#E89C5A#ED9455#EC8F5E#ED9153#E89951#F29F58#F6995C#F39F5A#E88C5D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB975A  ·  #EB975C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB975B?

#EB975B is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 151, 91). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB975B?

#EB975B is RGB 235, 151, 91 — HSL 25°, 78%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 61%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB975B?

Its complement is #5CAFEB; analogous partners are #EB5C68 and #EBDF5C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB975B for text?

Black text on #EB975B has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.