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#EA521F Color

#EA521F is rgb(234, 82, 31) in RGB, hsl(15, 83%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 87%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Soda (#E74E14), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA521F
HEX#EA521F
RGBrgb(234, 82, 31)
HSLhsl(15, 83%, 52%)
HSVhsv(15, 87%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 87%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.197 37.2)
LABlab(56.52% 58.18 59.20)
LCHlch(56.52% 83.01 45.50)

What #EA521F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EA521F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EA521F Channel Values

How #EA521F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 234 · G 82 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 83% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 87% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 87% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA521F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EA521F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EA521F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA521F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EA521F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EA521F.

How #EA521F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EA521F
Protanopia#7E7E1A
Protanomaly#B46F1C
Deuteranopia#9B9B00
Deuteranomaly#C08404
Tritanopia#EB4E4E
Tritanomaly#EB4F40
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA521F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ea521f: #EA521F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA521F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea521f': '#EA521F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.322, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_ea521f">#EA521F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA521F"

More Orange Colors

#EA521F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA521F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA521F?

#EA521F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(234, 82, 31) in RGB and hsl(15, 83%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Soda (#E74E14), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #EA521F?

#EA521F is rgb(234, 82, 31) — red 234, green 82, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA521F?

#EA521F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 87%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA521F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA521F scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA521F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA521F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 13.09, which is visibly different.

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