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#EAAA28 — Vivid Orange

#EAAA28 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EAAA28 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.

#EAAA28 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 #2A6AEA; it also sits naturally between #EA4A2A and #CAEA2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA28 · RGB 234, 170, 40

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Color values

HEX#EAAA28
RGB234, 170, 40
HSL40°, 82%, 54%
HSV40°, 83%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 83%, 8%
XYZ48.69, 46.40, 8.40
Yxy46.40, 0.4705, 0.4483
CIE-Lab73.80, 13.00, 69.70
Hunter Lab68.11, 12.23, 38.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 83% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA28 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA28 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA28

.text { color: #EAAA28; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA28; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA28; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA28; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA28; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA28">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA28">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA28

#E39F16#CC8F14#B57F12#9E6E10#875E0D#6F4E0B#583E09#412D06#2A1D04#130D02

Tints of #EAAA28

#ECB13C#EEB94F#F0C266#F2C978#F4D18B#F5D89E#F7DFB0#F9E9C7#FBF0DA#FDF8EC

Tones of #EAAA28

#DCA538#CFA144#C19C53#B39761#A5936F#988E7C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A6AEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.04:1 Fails
Against black text10.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA28: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA28

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 #EAAA28: ·

How #EAAA28 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE47Deuteranopia · #D2D74FTritanopia · #E76066

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 yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAA28 rather than the exact color:

Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Palette 0b1849
#0B1849 · #124D1C · #E4B028 · #EBEDE3
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette 61481c
#61481C · #A47E3B · #BF9742 · #E6B325
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Dreamy Mirage
#18A27E · #8D1AB6 · #E0B027 · #B7EDE1

Similar colors

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

#EEA727#E4B028#E6AF2E#E6B325#E6AD32#E0B027#DEA72A#E9A11E#E79C2A#E9B824#EFB036#E7AD18

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA27  ·  #EAAA29 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA28?

#EAAA28 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 40). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA28?

#EAAA28 is RGB 234, 170, 40 — HSL 40°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 83%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA28?

Its complement is #2A6AEA; analogous partners are #EA4A2A and #CAEA2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA28 for text?

Black text on #EAAA28 has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.