Palettes / Colors / #EAA56C

#EAA56C — Light Orange

#EAA56C is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

#EAA56C 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 #6CB1EA; it also sits naturally between #EA6C72 and #EAE46C. 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 65% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 54% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EAA56C

.text { color: #EAA56C; }
.background { background-color: #EAA56C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAA56C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 165, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 75%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAA56C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 165, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAA56C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 165, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAA56C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAA56C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAA56C

Tints of #EAA56C

Tones of #EAA56C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6CB1EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAA56C: #000000.

How #EAA56C 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 #EAA56C or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAA56B  ·  #EAA56D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAA56C?

#EAA56C is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 165, 108). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAA56C?

#EAA56C is RGB 234, 165, 108 — HSL 27°, 75%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 54%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAA56C?

Its complement is #6CB1EA; analogous partners are #EA6C72 and #EAE46C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAA56C for text?

Black text on #EAA56C has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.