Palettes / Colors / #EA8366

#EA8366 — Light Orange

#EA8366 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: salmon (#FA8072) — not an exact match. CSS salmon gives you #FA8072, a different color; use #EA8366 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EA8366 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #66CEEA; it also sits naturally between #EA668C and #EAC566. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 51% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 56% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EA8366

.text { color: #EA8366; }
.background { background-color: #EA8366; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA8366; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 131, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 76%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA8366; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 131, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA8366; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 131, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA8366">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA8366">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #66CEEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA8366: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA8366

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EA8366 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA8366 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA8366?

#EA8366 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 131, 102). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA8366?

#EA8366 is RGB 234, 131, 102 — HSL 13°, 76%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 56%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA8366?

Its complement is #66CEEA; analogous partners are #EA668C and #EAC566. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA8366 for text?

Black text on #EA8366 has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.65:1.