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#EA774D Color

#EA774D is rgb(234, 119, 77) in RGB, hsl(16, 79%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 67%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA774D
HEX#EA774D
RGBrgb(234, 119, 77)
HSLhsl(16, 79%, 61%)
HSVhsv(16, 67%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 67%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.153 40.3)
LABlab(63.33% 43.14 44.00)
LCHlch(63.33% 61.62 45.56)

What #EA774D 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 #EA774D, 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.

#EA774D Channel Values

How #EA774D 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 119 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 79% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 67% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 67% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.9:1 vs white · 7.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA774D 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 text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA774D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA774D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EA774D

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 #EA774D.

How #EA774D 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#EA774D
Protanopia#93934C
Protanomaly#BC894C
Deuteranopia#A9A943
Deuteranomaly#C69747
Tritanopia#EC7373
Tritanomaly#EB7466
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA774D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea774d: #EA774D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA774D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea774d': '#EA774D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.467, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_ea774d">#EA774D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA774D"

More Orange Colors

#EA774D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA774D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA774D?

#EA774D is a light orange — rgb(234, 119, 77) in RGB and hsl(16, 79%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.24.

What is the RGB value of #EA774D?

#EA774D is rgb(234, 119, 77) — red 234, green 119, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA774D?

#EA774D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 67%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA774D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA774D scores 2.9:1 against white and 7.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA774D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA774D 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 7.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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