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#EA901A Color

#EA901A is rgb(234, 144, 26) in RGB, hsl(34, 83%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 89%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Carrot Orange (#ED9121), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA901A
HEX#EA901A
RGBrgb(234, 144, 26)
HSLhsl(34, 83%, 51%)
HSVhsv(34, 89%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 89%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.158 65.2)
LABlab(68.29% 29.54 68.97)
LCHlch(68.29% 75.03 66.82)

What #EA901A 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 #EA901A, 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.

#EA901A Channel Values

How #EA901A 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 144 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 83% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 89% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 89% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA901A 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA901A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA901A; 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 #EA901A

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 #EA901A.

How #EA901A 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#EA901A
Protanopia#A4A416
Protanomaly#C49C18
Deuteranopia#B4B400
Deuteranomaly#CCA704
Tritanopia#EE8888
Tritanomaly#ED8B6C
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA901A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea901a: #EA901A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA901A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea901a': '#EA901A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.565, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_ea901a">#EA901A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA901A"

More Orange Colors

#EA901A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA901A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA901A?

#EA901A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(234, 144, 26) in RGB and hsl(34, 83%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ED9121), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.58.

What is the RGB value of #EA901A?

#EA901A is rgb(234, 144, 26) — red 234, green 144, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA901A?

#EA901A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 89%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA901A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA901A scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA901A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA901A 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 darkorange (#FF8C00) at a CIE76 distance of 12.63, which is visibly different.

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