Information about #EA962E color

#EA962E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EA962E falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(234, 150, 46) — 91.8% red, 58.8% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 74 / 8. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EA962E reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Turmeric (#E69B3A). Slightly further away sit Sun (#EF8E38) and Carrot Orange (#ED9121).

In RGB terms — rgb(234, 150, 46) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EA962E: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EA962E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EA962E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EA962E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Turmeric color link
Turmeric

#E69B3A

Sun color link
Sun

#EF8E38

Candlelight color link
Candlelight

#E09D37

Yellow Sea color link
Yellow Sea

#F49F35

California color link
California

#E98C3A

Carpe Diem color link
Carpe Diem

#E4943D

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EA962E
  • RGB234, 150, 46
  • CMYK0, 33, 74, 8
  • CSSrgb(234, 150, 46)
  • HSL33°, 82%, 55%
  • HSL Precise33.191°, 81.739%, 54.902%
  • HSV33°, 80%, 92%
  • HSB33°, 80%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.918, 0.588, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.918, 0.588, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.918, 0.588, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEA962E
  • DECIMAL ID15373870
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01