What color is #EA8F33?

#EA8F33 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Furry Lion. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA8F33?

The RGB value is 234, 143, 51: 234 red, 143 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA8F33?

The complementary color is #338EEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA8F33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA8F33 color

#EA8F33 rgb(234, 143, 51)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EA8F33 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 56.1% green and 20% blue (234, 143, 51).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 81% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 78% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Furry Lion (#F09338), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#EA8F33 color codes

HEX	`#EA8F33`
RGB	`rgb(234, 143, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 56.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 81%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 78%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 78%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, 27.65, 60.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 66.31, 65.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.355, 37.381, 8.011)`
Decimal	`15372083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA8F33, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EA8F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA8F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EA8F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea8f33; }
.text { color: #ea8f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea8f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 143 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea8f33, #eaea33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tangerine.

Questions

What color is #EA8F33?: #EA8F33 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Furry Lion. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA8F33?: The RGB value is 234, 143, 51: 234 red, 143 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA8F33?: The complementary color is #338EEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA8F33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.