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#EF561C — Vivid Orange

#EF561C is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #EF561C 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.

#EF561C 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 #1AB6EF; it also sits naturally between #EF1A4C and #EFBD1A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF561C · RGB 239, 86, 28

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Color values

HEX#EF561C
RGB239, 86, 28
HSL16°, 87%, 52%
HSV16°, 88%, 94%
CMYK0%, 64%, 88%, 6%
XYZ39.13, 25.09, 3.88
Yxy25.09, 0.5746, 0.3684
CIE-Lab57.16, 56.61, 60.34
Hunter Lab50.09, 55.34, 28.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 34% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 88% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF561C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF561C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF561C

.text { color: #EF561C; }
.background { background-color: #EF561C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF561C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 86, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 87%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF561C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 86, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF561C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 86, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF561C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF561C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF561C

#E04710#C8400E#B53A0D#9D320B#862A09#6E2308#561B06#431505#2B0E03#130601

Tints of #EF561C

#F0612D#F27345#F38258#F59370#F6A283#F8B096#F9C2AE#FBD0C1#FCE2D9#FEF1EC

Tones of #EF561C

#E05A29#D06139#C26847#B26F57#A37666#937E76

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1AB6EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.49:1 AA large only
Against black text6.02:1 AA

Best text color on #EF561C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF561C

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 #EF561C: ·

How #EF561C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ADAB2ADeuteranopia · #B6C12DTritanopia · #E73538

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 orange 600 · #EA580CMaterial Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722Tailwind orange 500 · #F97316

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF561C rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Palette Fcef91
#FCEF91 · #FB9E3A · #E6521F · #EA2F14
Palette 280905
#280905 · #740A03 · #C3110C · #E6501B
Palette F25912
#F25912 · #5C3E94 · #412B6B · #211832
Palette 2a3356
#2A3356 · #F35B25 · #FDFCFC · #E8E2E2
Palette 640d6b
#640D6B · #B51B75 · #E65C19 · #F8D082

Similar colors

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

#EB5F1D#E6521F#E6501B#F25912#F35B25#E65C19#F45B26#ED5529#E45826#FB5F15#FF5722#E05E20

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF561B  ·  #EF561D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF561C?

#EF561C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 86, 28). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF561C?

#EF561C is RGB 239, 86, 28 — HSL 16°, 87%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 88%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF561C?

Its complement is #1AB6EF; analogous partners are #EF1A4C and #EFBD1A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF561C for text?

Black text on #EF561C has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.