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#EAA243 — Vivid Orange

#EAA243 is a orange color we call Vivid 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 #EAA243 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.

#EAA243 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 #438BEA; it also sits naturally between #EA4E43 and #DFEA43. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAA243 · RGB 234, 162, 67

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Color values

HEX#EAA243
RGB234, 162, 67
HSL34°, 80%, 59%
HSV34°, 71%, 92%
CMYK0%, 31%, 71%, 8%
XYZ47.87, 43.74, 11.23
Yxy43.74, 0.4655, 0.4253
CIE-Lab72.05, 18.26, 58.02
Hunter Lab66.13, 17.26, 33.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 64% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 71% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAA243 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAA243 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAA243

.text { color: #EAA243; }
.background { background-color: #EAA243; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAA243; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 162, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAA243; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 162, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAA243; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 162, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAA243">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAA243">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAA243

#E8962C#DC8718#C57916#AA6813#935A10#77490D#603B0B#452A08#2E1C05#120B02

Tints of #EAA243

#ECAB55#EEB263#F0BB75#F2C488#F4CD9A#F5D4A8#F7DDBA#F9E6CD#FBEDDA#FDF6ED

Tones of #EAA243

#DFA04E#D29E5B#C79D66#BA9B73#AE9A7E#A2988B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #438BEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.15:1 Fails
Against black text9.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAA243: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAA243

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 #EAA243: ·

How #EAA243 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CBCA5ADeuteranopia · #CFD460Tritanopia · #E66C70

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 amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAA243 rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4
Ruby Solace
#FFCB3D · #5D9253 · #557945 · #F1A344
Palette Fce7c8
#FCE7C8 · #B1C29E · #FADA7A · #F0A04B
Palette Fefbe9
#FEFBE9 · #E1EEDD · #F0A04B · #183A1D
Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28
Palette 7ebdb4
#7EBDB4 · #F6D198 · #F4A548 · #862A5C

Similar colors

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

#ECA03D#F1A344#F0A04B#EAA64D#F4A548#E0A43D#E9AD48#DEA640#E7973C#ECB047#F6AC41#F69D39

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAA242  ·  #EAA244 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAA243?

#EAA243 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 162, 67). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAA243?

#EAA243 is RGB 234, 162, 67 — HSL 34°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 71%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAA243?

Its complement is #438BEA; analogous partners are #EA4E43 and #DFEA43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAA243 for text?

Black text on #EAA243 has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.