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#EA600B Color

#EA600B is rgb(234, 96, 11) in RGB, hsl(23, 91%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 95%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Orange (#E86100), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA600B
HEX#EA600B
RGBrgb(234, 96, 11)
HSLhsl(23, 91%, 48%)
HSVhsv(23, 95%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 95%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.188 43.9)
LABlab(58.71% 52.22 66.29)
LCHlch(58.71% 84.39 51.77)

What #EA600B 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 #EA600B, 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.

#EA600B Channel Values

How #EA600B 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 96 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 91% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 95% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 95% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA600B 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA600B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA600B; 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 #EA600B

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 #EA600B.

How #EA600B 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#EA600B
Protanopia#868601
Protanomaly#B77805
Deuteranopia#A0A000
Deuteranomaly#C28B00
Tritanopia#EC5A5A
Tritanomaly#EB5D47
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA600B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea600b: #EA600B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA600B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea600b': '#EA600B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.376, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_ea600b">#EA600B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA600B"

More Orange Colors

#EA600B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA600B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA600B?

#EA600B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(234, 96, 11) in RGB and hsl(23, 91%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Orange (#E86100), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.11.

What is the RGB value of #EA600B?

#EA600B is rgb(234, 96, 11) — red 234, green 96, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA600B?

#EA600B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 95%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA600B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA600B scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA600B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA600B 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 15.78, which is visibly different.

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