Close to Chocolate
#EB7429
#EB7429 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 92.2% red, 45.5% green, and 16.1% blue. Its hue is 23°, with 83% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EB7429.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.97:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.06:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.97:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.06:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EB7429 as they’d see it.
#EB7429 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EB7429
What color is #EB7429?
#EB7429 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 92.2% red, 45.5% green, and 16.1% blue. Its hue is 23°, with 83% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EB7429 in RGB?
#EB7429 is rgb(235, 116, 41): 235 red, 116 green, and 41 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EB7429 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 51, 83, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EB7429?
PANTONE 158 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EB7429?
Its complement #1B9DE9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.