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#EB730A Color

#EB730A is rgb(235, 115, 10) in RGB, hsl(28, 92%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 96%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Tangelo (#F07427), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB730A
HEX#EB730A
RGBrgb(235, 115, 10)
HSLhsl(28, 92%, 48%)
HSVhsv(28, 96%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 96%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.175 51.3)
LABlab(62.33% 43.98 68.52)
LCHlch(62.33% 81.42 57.31)

What #EB730A 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 #EB730A, 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.

#EB730A Channel Values

How #EB730A 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 235 · G 115 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 92% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 96% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 96% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 6.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB730A 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB730A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB730A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB730A; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EB730A

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 #EB730A.

How #EB730A 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#EB730A
Protanopia#919100
Protanomaly#BC8604
Deuteranopia#A8A800
Deuteranomaly#C69500
Tritanopia#EE6C6C
Tritanomaly#ED6F55
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB730A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb730a: #EB730A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB730A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb730a': '#EB730A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.451, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_eb730a">#EB730A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB730A"

More Orange Colors

#EB730A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB730A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB730A?

#EB730A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(235, 115, 10) in RGB and hsl(28, 92%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Tangelo (#F07427), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #EB730A?

#EB730A is rgb(235, 115, 10) — red 235, green 115, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB730A?

#EB730A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 96%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB730A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB730A scores 3:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB730A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB730A 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 11.7, which is visibly different.

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