Palettes / Colors / #EAA657

#EAA657 — Vivid Orange

#EAA657 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 #EAA657 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.

#EAA657 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 #579CEA; it also sits naturally between #EA5C57 and #E5EA57. 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 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 63% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAA657

.text { color: #EAA657; }
.background { background-color: #EAA657; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAA657; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 166, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 78%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAA657; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 166, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAA657; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 166, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAA657">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAA657">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAA657

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #579CEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAA657: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAA657

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 #EAA657 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 #EAA657 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 #EAA657?

#EAA657 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 166, 87). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAA657?

#EAA657 is RGB 234, 166, 87 — HSL 32°, 78%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 63%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAA657?

Its complement is #579CEA; analogous partners are #EA5C57 and #E5EA57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAA657 for text?

Black text on #EAA657 has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.