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#EA9443 Color

#EA9443 is rgb(234, 148, 67) in RGB, hsl(29, 80%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 71%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiger's Eye (#E08D3C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA9443
HEX#EA9443
RGBrgb(234, 148, 67)
HSLhsl(29, 80%, 59%)
HSVhsv(29, 71%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 71%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.14 60.8)
LABlab(69.38% 28.48 55.22)
LCHlch(69.38% 62.13 62.72)

What #EA9443 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 #EA9443, 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.

#EA9443 Channel Values

How #EA9443 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 148 · B 678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 80% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 71% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 71% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA9443 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA9443

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA9443; 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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Tints & Shades of #EA9443

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.

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Shades

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How #EA9443 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#EA9443
Protanopia#A7A742
Protanomaly#C5A042
Deuteranopia#B6B639
Deuteranomaly#CDAA3D
Tritanopia#EE8D8D
Tritanomaly#EC9076
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA9443 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea9443: #EA9443;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA9443;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea9443': '#EA9443' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.580, blue: 0.263)
Android XML<color name="color_ea9443">#EA9443</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA9443"

More Orange Colors

#EA9443 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA9443 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA9443?

#EA9443 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(234, 148, 67) in RGB and hsl(29, 80%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiger's Eye (#E08D3C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.02.

What is the RGB value of #EA9443?

#EA9443 is rgb(234, 148, 67) — red 234, green 148, and blue 67 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA9443?

#EA9443 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 71%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA9443 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA9443 scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA9443 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA9443 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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