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#EA905E — Orange

#EA905E is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EA905E 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.

#EA905E 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 #5DB8EA; it also sits naturally between #EA5D72 and #EAD55D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA905E · RGB 234, 144, 94

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Color values

HEX#EA905E
RGB234, 144, 94
HSL21°, 77%, 64%
HSV21°, 60%, 92%
CMYK0%, 38%, 60%, 8%
XYZ45.93, 38.25, 15.55
Yxy38.25, 0.4605, 0.3835
CIE-Lab68.20, 29.41, 40.63
Hunter Lab61.84, 28.07, 25.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 56% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 60% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA905E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA905E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA905E

.text { color: #EA905E; }
.background { background-color: #EA905E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA905E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 144, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 77%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA905E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 144, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA905E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 144, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA905E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA905E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA905E

#E67B41#E36826#D05A1B#B54E17#994314#7E3710#632B0D#481F09#2D1406#120802

Tints of #EA905E

#EC976A#EDA178#F0AD8A#F2B797#F3C0A5#F5CAB2#F7D3C0#F9E0D2#FBE9DF#FDF2ED

Tones of #EA905E

#E09167#D69471#CC977B#C19A85#B79D8F#ADA099

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DB8EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.43:1 Fails
Against black text8.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA905E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA905E

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EA905E: ·

How #EA905E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C26ADeuteranopia · #C8CF6DTritanopia · #E57476

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:

Tailwind orange 500 · #F97316Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA905E rather than the exact color:

Palette Ec8f5e
#EC8F5E · #F3B664 · #F1EB90 · #9FBB73
Palette 573697
#573697 · #933F99 · #E88C5D · #FADBAC
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192
Mellow Ruby Opal
#8C5A10 · #ED965E · #1969DF · #B9CFF3
Amber Ruby Opal
#9029C7 · #E35EC7 · #DD1A47 · #E58B5F

Similar colors

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

#EC8F5E#E88C5D#E98C61#EA9560#ED965E#E58B5F#EB895B#F08A5D#ED985F#F0895F#E88D67#ED9455

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA905D  ·  #EA905F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA905E?

#EA905E is Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 144, 94). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA905E?

#EA905E is RGB 234, 144, 94 — HSL 21°, 77%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 60%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA905E?

Its complement is #5DB8EA; analogous partners are #EA5D72 and #EAD55D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA905E for text?

Black text on #EA905E has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.