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#EE643B — Vivid Orange

#EE643B is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #EE643B 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.

#EE643B 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 #3AC4EE; it also sits naturally between #EE3A6A and #EEBE3A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE643B · RGB 238, 100, 59

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Color values

HEX#EE643B
RGB238, 100, 59
HSL14°, 84%, 58%
HSV14°, 75%, 93%
CMYK0%, 58%, 75%, 7%
XYZ40.61, 27.61, 7.33
Yxy27.61, 0.5375, 0.3655
CIE-Lab59.53, 51.01, 48.88
Hunter Lab52.54, 49.58, 26.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 39% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 75% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE643B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE643B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE643B

.text { color: #EE643B; }
.background { background-color: #EE643B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE643B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 100, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 84%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE643B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 100, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE643B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 100, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE643B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE643B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE643B

#EC5122#DD4213#C53B11#A9330F#912C0D#7A250B#5E1C08#461506#2A0D04#130602

Tints of #EE643B

#EF734D#F1815F#F28D6E#F49B80#F6AA93#F7B9A6#F9C8B9#FAD3C7#FCE1D9#FDF0EC

Tones of #EE643B

#E16B47#D47254#C77860#BA7F6D#AE867A#A18D87

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3AC4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.22:1 AA large only
Against black text6.52:1 AA

Best text color on #EE643B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE643B

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 #EE643B: ·

How #EE643B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B145Deuteranopia · #BAC547Tritanopia · #E74D4E

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:

Material Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE643B rather than the exact color:

Palette Eff5f5
#EFF5F5 · #D6E4E5 · #497174 · #EB6440
Palette 0c0c0c
#0C0C0C · #481E14 · #9B3922 · #F2613F
Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Hidden Drift
#BA130E · #E02206 · #F16344 · #E9C1A0
Palette 524646
#524646 · #A8A492 · #FCF2E5 · #EC5B38
Palette Eb5a3c
#EB5A3C · #DF9755 · #E7D283 · #EDF4C2

Similar colors

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

#EB6440#F2613F#E86341#F16344#EC5B38#EB5A3C#E85D35#EC6530#E3613D#F16D34#E75B36#F05941

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE643A  ·  #EE643C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE643B?

#EE643B is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 100, 59). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE643B?

#EE643B is RGB 238, 100, 59 — HSL 14°, 84%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 75%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE643B?

Its complement is #3AC4EE; analogous partners are #EE3A6A and #EEBE3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE643B for text?

Black text on #EE643B has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.