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#EF763E — Vivid Orange

#EF763E is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Coral (#FF7F50). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: coral (#FF7F50) — not an exact match. CSS coral gives you #FF7F50, a different color; use #EF763E 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.

#EF763E 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 #3EB7EF; it also sits naturally between #EF3E5E and #EFCF3E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF763E · RGB 239, 118, 62

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Color values

HEX#EF763E
RGB239, 118, 62
HSL19°, 85%, 59%
HSV19°, 74%, 94%
CMYK0%, 51%, 74%, 6%
XYZ42.94, 31.66, 8.40
Yxy31.66, 0.5174, 0.3814
CIE-Lab63.06, 42.91, 51.15
Hunter Lab56.26, 41.44, 28.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 46% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 74% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF763E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF763E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF763E

.text { color: #EF763E; }
.background { background-color: #EF763E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF763E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 118, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 85%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF763E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 118, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF763E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 118, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF763E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF763E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF763E

#ED6526#E25412#CB4B10#AF410E#97380C#7B2E0A#632508#471A06#2F1204#130702

Tints of #EF763E

#F18350#F28D5F#F49B71#F5A884#F7B597#F8BFA5#F9CDB8#FBDACB#FCE4D9#FDF2EC

Tones of #EF763E

#E37A4A#D67F57#CA8463#BC8971#B08D7D#A3928A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3EB7EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.86:1 Fails
Against black text7.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF763E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF763E

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 #EF763E: ·

How #EF763E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BBBA4CDeuteranopia · #C2CB4FTritanopia · #E95659

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 · #F97316Material Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF763E rather than the exact color:

Wild Solace
#0C648C · #398BEE · #EE733B · #F0C09C
Palette 180161
#180161 · #4F1787 · #EB3678 · #FB773C
Palette Bbe0ef
#BBE0EF · #161E54 · #F16D34 · #FF986A
Palette 60241e
#60241E · #95271D · #B34A44 · #E77B49
Palette Ed7d31
#ED7D31 · #6C5F5B · #4F4A45 · #F6F1EE
Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFE2AF · #E37434

Similar colors

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

#EE733B#FB773C#F16D34#E77B49#ED7D31#E37434#F68048#FE7743#E48044#E17A37#E97F4A#EB7F31

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF763D  ·  #EF763F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF763E?

#EF763E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 118, 62). Its closest standard named color is Coral.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF763E?

#EF763E is RGB 239, 118, 62 — HSL 19°, 85%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 74%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF763E?

Its complement is #3EB7EF; analogous partners are #EF3E5E and #EFCF3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF763E for text?

Black text on #EF763E has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.