Palettes / Colors / #EE692D

#EE692D — Vivid Orange

#EE692D 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 #EE692D 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.

#EE692D 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 #2BB0EE; it also sits naturally between #EE2B4E and #EECA2B. 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 41% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 81% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE692D

.text { color: #EE692D; }
.background { background-color: #EE692D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE692D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 105, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE692D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 105, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE692D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 105, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE692D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE692D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BB0EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE692D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE692D

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 #EE692D 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 #EE692D 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

← #EE692C  ·  #EE692E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE692D?

#EE692D is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 105, 45). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE692D?

#EE692D is RGB 238, 105, 45 — HSL 19°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 56%, 81%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE692D?

Its complement is #2BB0EE; analogous partners are #EE2B4E and #EECA2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE692D for text?

Black text on #EE692D has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.