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#EE993F — Vivid Orange

#EE993F is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EE993F 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.

#EE993F 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 #3F94EE; it also sits naturally between #EE423F and #EBEE3F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE993F · RGB 238, 153, 63

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Color values

HEX#EE993F
RGB238, 153, 63
HSL31°, 84%, 59%
HSV31°, 74%, 93%
CMYK0%, 36%, 74%, 7%
XYZ47.55, 41.32, 10.17
Yxy41.32, 0.4801, 0.4172
CIE-Lab70.40, 24.51, 58.21
Hunter Lab64.28, 23.35, 33.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 60% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 74% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE993F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE993F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE993F

.text { color: #EE993F; }
.background { background-color: #EE993F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE993F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 153, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 84%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE993F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 153, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE993F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 153, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE993F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE993F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE993F

#EC8D27#E17E14#CA7112#AE610F#96540D#7A440B#633709#462706#2F1A04#130A02

Tints of #EE993F

#F0A351#F1AB5F#F3B572#F4BF85#F6C898#F7D0A6#F9DAB9#FBE4CB#FCEBD9#FDF5EC

Tones of #EE993F

#E2994B#D59958#C99864#BC9871#B0977D#A3978A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F94EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.27:1 Fails
Against black text9.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #EE993F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE993F

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EE993F: ·

How #EE993F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C9C855Deuteranopia · #CED55ATritanopia · #EA666A

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:

Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind orange 500 · #F97316Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE993F rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C
Scarlet Terrace
#9B6011 · #E9933B · #2F7EE8 · #93C4EC
Palette D92243
#D92243 · #F69D39 · #E0C375 · #FFF5E5
Modern Ruby Twilight
#091621 · #FBC42D · #F84C64 · #F99A3F
Ruby Solace
#FFCB3D · #5D9253 · #557945 · #F1A344

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ECA03D#E7973C#E9933B#F69D39#F99A3F#F1A344#F9943D#F09149#FA943E#F08D39#F0A04B#FB9E3A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE993E  ·  #EE9940 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE993F?

#EE993F is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 153, 63). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE993F?

#EE993F is RGB 238, 153, 63 — HSL 31°, 84%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 74%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE993F?

Its complement is #3F94EE; analogous partners are #EE423F and #EBEE3F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE993F for text?

Black text on #EE993F has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.