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#EAAA2C — Vivid Orange

#EAAA2C 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 #EAAA2C 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.

#EAAA2C 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 #2E6DEA; it also sits naturally between #EA4E2E and #CBEA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA2C · RGB 234, 170, 44

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Color values

HEX#EAAA2C
RGB234, 170, 44
HSL40°, 82%, 55%
HSV40°, 81%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 81%, 8%
XYZ48.76, 46.42, 8.77
Yxy46.42, 0.4690, 0.4466
CIE-Lab73.82, 13.11, 68.48
Hunter Lab68.13, 12.34, 37.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 81% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA2C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA2C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA2C

.text { color: #EAAA2C; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA2C

#E8A217#D19215#BA8212#A27210#8B610E#6F4E0B#583E09#412D06#2A1D04#130D02

Tints of #EAAA2C

#ECB341#EEBA53#F0C266#F2C978#F4D390#F6DAA2#F8E1B5#F9E9C7#FBF0DA#FDF8EC

Tones of #EAAA2C

#DDA73C#D0A349#C29E56#B49A64#A79572#9A917E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E6DEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #EAAA2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA2C

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 #EAAA2C: ·

How #EAAA2C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE4ADeuteranopia · #D2D752Tritanopia · #E76368

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 Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAA2C rather than the exact color:

Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Palette 0b1849
#0B1849 · #124D1C · #E4B028 · #EBEDE3
Palette 61481c
#61481C · #A47E3B · #BF9742 · #E6B325
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C

Similar colors

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

#E6AF2E#EEA727#E6AD32#E4B028#E6B325#DEA72A#E0B027#EFB036#E1AA36#E79C2A#F5B52E#E9B824

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA2B  ·  #EAAA2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA2C?

#EAAA2C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 44). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA2C?

#EAAA2C is RGB 234, 170, 44 — HSL 40°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 81%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA2C?

Its complement is #2E6DEA; analogous partners are #EA4E2E and #CBEA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA2C for text?

Black text on #EAAA2C has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.