#E96D07

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #E96D07

The hex code #E96D07 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Chocolate. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 109, and 7.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 53% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 27.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E96D07
RGB233, 109, 7
HSL27.1°, 94.2%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 53%, 97%, 9%
HSV27.1°, 97.0%, 91.4%
LAB60.1, 43.7, 67.1
XYZ39.1, 28.3, 3.6
Decimal15297799

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.16:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.66:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.66:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E96D07; }
.text-color { color: #E96D07; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E96D07; }

Similar Colors

Chocolate
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