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#EF720B — Vivid Orange

#EF720B is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkOrange (#FF8C00). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorange (#FF8C00) — not an exact match. CSS darkorange gives you #FF8C00, a different color; use #EF720B 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.

#EF720B 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 #0B88EF; it also sits naturally between #EF0B17 and #EFE30B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF720B · RGB 239, 114, 11

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Color values

HEX#EF720B
RGB239, 114, 11
HSL27°, 91%, 49%
HSV27°, 95%, 94%
CMYK0%, 52%, 95%, 6%
XYZ41.67, 30.41, 3.99
Yxy30.41, 0.5478, 0.3997
CIE-Lab62.01, 43.62, 68.06
Hunter Lab55.14, 42.00, 32.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 45% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 95% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF720B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF720B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF720B

.text { color: #EF720B; }
.background { background-color: #EF720B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF720B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 114, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 91%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF720B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 114, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF720B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 114, 11, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF720B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF720B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF720B

#DB680A#C35D09#AF5308#974807#843F06#6B3305#582A04#3F1E03#2C1502#130901

Tints of #EF720B

#F47F1F#F58A32#F7984B#F8A663#F9B47B#FABF8F#FBCDA7#FCDBC0#FDE6D3#FEF4EC

Tones of #EF720B

#DE731B#CE752C#BE763C#AE784C#9D7A5C#8D7B6D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0B88EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.97:1 Fails
Against black text7.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF720B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF720B

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 #EF720B: ·

How #EF720B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B9B824Deuteranopia · #C0C92ATritanopia · #E9383C

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 500 · #F97316Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF720B rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcc737
#FCC737 · #F26B0F · #E73879 · #7E1891
Palette 527853
#527853 · #F9E8D9 · #F7B787 · #EE7214
Palette 8b2626
#8B2626 · #EF6905 · #F1E5A1 · #486C2F
Palette E67514
#E67514 · #212121 · #06923E · #D3ECCD
Palette 32012f
#32012F · #524C42 · #E2DFD0 · #F97300
Palette F8f8f8
#F8F8F8 · #50B6BB · #45969B · #F96D15

Similar colors

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

#F26B0F#EE7214#EF6905#E67514#F97300#F96D15#FB7813#EB7D00#E8751A#F97A00#FC7300#FF6C0C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF720A  ·  #EF720C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF720B?

#EF720B is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 114, 11). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF720B?

#EF720B is RGB 239, 114, 11 — HSL 27°, 91%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 95%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF720B?

Its complement is #0B88EF; analogous partners are #EF0B17 and #EFE30B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF720B for text?

Black text on #EF720B has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.