Palettes / Colors / #EAA01F

#EAA01F — Vivid Orange

#EAA01F is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

#EAA01F 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 #1F6AEA; it also sits naturally between #EA3A1F and #CFEA1F. 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 63% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 87% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAA01F

.text { color: #EAA01F; }
.background { background-color: #EAA01F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAA01F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 160, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 83%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAA01F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 160, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAA01F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 160, 31, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAA01F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAA01F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAA01F

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Tones of #EAA01F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1F6AEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAA01F: #000000.

How #EAA01F 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 #EAA01F 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

← #EAA01E  ·  #EAA020 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAA01F?

#EAA01F is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 160, 31). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAA01F?

#EAA01F is RGB 234, 160, 31 — HSL 38°, 83%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 87%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAA01F?

Its complement is #1F6AEA; analogous partners are #EA3A1F and #CFEA1F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAA01F for text?

Black text on #EAA01F has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.