Palettes / Colors / #EE652E

#EE652E — Vivid Orange

#EE652E 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 #EE652E 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.

#EE652E 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 #2FB8EE; it also sits naturally between #EE2F59 and #EEC52F. 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 40% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 81% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE652E

.text { color: #EE652E; }
.background { background-color: #EE652E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE652E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 101, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 85%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE652E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 101, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE652E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 101, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE652E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE652E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE652E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FB8EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE652E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE652E

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 #EE652E 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 #EE652E 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

← #EE652D  ·  #EE652F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE652E?

#EE652E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 101, 46). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE652E?

#EE652E is RGB 238, 101, 46 — HSL 17°, 85%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 81%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE652E?

Its complement is #2FB8EE; analogous partners are #EE2F59 and #EEC52F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE652E for text?

Black text on #EE652E has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.21:1.