Palettes / Colors / #EE643C

#EE643C — Vivid Orange

#EE643C 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 #EE643C 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.

#EE643C 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 #3AC7EE; it also sits naturally between #EE3A6D and #EEBB3A. 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 39% · Blue 24%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE643C

.text { color: #EE643C; }
.background { background-color: #EE643C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE643C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 100, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 84%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE643C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 100, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE643C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 100, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE643C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE643C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE643C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3AC7EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE643C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE643C

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 #EE643C 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 #EE643C 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

← #EE643B  ·  #EE643D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE643C?

#EE643C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 100, 60). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE643C?

#EE643C is RGB 238, 100, 60 — HSL 13°, 84%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 75%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE643C?

Its complement is #3AC7EE; analogous partners are #EE3A6D and #EEBB3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE643C for text?

Black text on #EE643C has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.