Palettes / Colors / #EF641E

#EF641E — Vivid Orange

#EF641E 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 #EF641E 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.

#EF641E 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 #1FAAEF; it also sits naturally between #EF1F42 and #EFCD1F. 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 94% · Green 39% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 87% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EF641E

.text { color: #EF641E; }
.background { background-color: #EF641E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF641E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 100, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 87%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF641E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 100, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF641E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 100, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF641E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF641E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF641E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1FAAEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF641E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF641E

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 #EF641E 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 #EF641E 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

← #EF641D  ·  #EF641F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF641E?

#EF641E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 100, 30). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF641E?

#EF641E is RGB 239, 100, 30 — HSL 20°, 87%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 87%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF641E?

Its complement is #1FAAEF; analogous partners are #EF1F42 and #EFCD1F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF641E for text?

Black text on #EF641E has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.