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#EAAA3F — Vivid Orange

#EAAA3F 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 #EAAA3F 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.

#EAAA3F 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 #3E7DEA; it also sits naturally between #EA553E and #D3EA3E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA3F · RGB 234, 170, 63

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Color values

HEX#EAAA3F
RGB234, 170, 63
HSL38°, 80%, 58%
HSV38°, 73%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 73%, 8%
XYZ49.20, 46.60, 11.10
Yxy46.60, 0.4602, 0.4359
CIE-Lab73.93, 13.83, 61.62
Hunter Lab68.26, 13.05, 35.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 73% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA3F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA3F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA3F

.text { color: #EAAA3F; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA3F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA3F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 80%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA3F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA3F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA3F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA3F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA3F

#E7A127#D89118#C18215#A56F12#8E6010#77500D#5C3E0A#452E08#291C05#120C02

Tints of #EAAA3F

#ECB351#EEBB63#EFC171#F1C983#F3D195#F5D9A8#F7E1BA#F9E7C8#FBEFDA#FDF7ED

Tones of #EAAA3F

#DEA84A#D1A457#C5A163#B89E6F#AD9A7B#A09788

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E7DEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.03:1 Fails
Against black text10.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA3F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA3F

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 #EAAA3F: ·

How #EAAA3F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE59Deuteranopia · #D2D75FTritanopia · #E76D72

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 #EAAA3F rather than the exact color:

Smoky Meadow
#E9AD48 · #C8E055 · #5CD72C · #60DC81
Tranquil Monsoon
#ECB047 · #98CB0F · #6BF05D · #11D87C
Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4
Ruby Solace
#FFCB3D · #5D9253 · #557945 · #F1A344
Velvet Canyon
#E0A43D · #D8E796 · #97DF7D · #80EB9E
Palette Efb036
#EFB036 · #3B6790 · #23486A · #4C7B8B

Similar colors

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

#E9AD48#ECB047#ECA03D#F1A344#E0A43D#EFB036#F6AC41#DEA640#E9B63B#E1AA36#F4B342#E6AD32

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA3E  ·  #EAAA40 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA3F?

#EAAA3F is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 63). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA3F?

#EAAA3F is RGB 234, 170, 63 — HSL 38°, 80%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 73%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA3F?

Its complement is #3E7DEA; analogous partners are #EA553E and #D3EA3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA3F for text?

Black text on #EAAA3F has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.