Palettes / Colors / #EE993C

#EE993C — Vivid Orange

#EE993C is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EE993C 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.

#EE993C 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 #3A91EE; it also sits naturally between #EE3D3A and #EBEE3A. 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 60% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 75% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE993C

.text { color: #EE993C; }
.background { background-color: #EE993C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE993C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 153, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 84%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE993C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 153, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE993C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 153, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE993C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE993C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE993C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A91EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE993C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE993C

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 #EE993C 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 #EE993C 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

← #EE993B  ·  #EE993D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE993C?

#EE993C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 153, 60). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE993C?

#EE993C is RGB 238, 153, 60 — HSL 31°, 84%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 75%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE993C?

Its complement is #3A91EE; analogous partners are #EE3D3A and #EBEE3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE993C for text?

Black text on #EE993C has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.