Palettes / Colors / #ED4E26

#ED4E26 — Vivid Orange

#ED4E26 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 #ED4E26 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.

#ED4E26 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 #26C6ED; it also sits naturally between #ED2662 and #EDB226. 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 93% · Green 31% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 84% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ED4E26

.text { color: #ED4E26; }
.background { background-color: #ED4E26; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED4E26; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 78, 38); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 85%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED4E26; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 78, 38, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED4E26; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 78, 38, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ED4E26">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED4E26">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #26C6ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ED4E26: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ED4E26

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 #ED4E26 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 #ED4E26 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

← #ED4E25  ·  #ED4E27 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ED4E26?

#ED4E26 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 78, 38). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ED4E26?

#ED4E26 is RGB 237, 78, 38 — HSL 12°, 85%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 84%, 7%.

What colors go with #ED4E26?

Its complement is #26C6ED; analogous partners are #ED2662 and #EDB226. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ED4E26 for text?

Black text on #ED4E26 has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.67:1.