Palettes / Colors / #EE8917

#EE8917 — Vivid Orange

#EE8917 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkOrange (#FF8C00). It belongs to the orange family.

#EE8917 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 #177BEE; it also sits naturally between #EE1E17 and #E6EE17. 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 54% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 90% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE8917

.text { color: #EE8917; }
.background { background-color: #EE8917; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE8917; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 137, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 86%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE8917; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 137, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE8917; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 137, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE8917">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE8917">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE8917

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #177BEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE8917: #000000.

How #EE8917 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 #EE8917 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

← #EE8916  ·  #EE8918 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE8917?

#EE8917 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 137, 23). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE8917?

#EE8917 is RGB 238, 137, 23 — HSL 32°, 86%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 90%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE8917?

Its complement is #177BEE; analogous partners are #EE1E17 and #E6EE17. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE8917 for text?

Black text on #EE8917 has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.55:1.