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#EAAA41 — Vivid Orange

#EAAA41 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 #EAAA41 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.

#EAAA41 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 #4383EA; it also sits naturally between #EA5643 and #D7EA43. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA41 · RGB 234, 170, 65

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Color values

HEX#EAAA41
RGB234, 170, 65
HSL37°, 80%, 59%
HSV37°, 72%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 72%, 8%
XYZ49.26, 46.62, 11.40
Yxy46.62, 0.4591, 0.4346
CIE-Lab73.95, 13.92, 60.81
Hunter Lab68.28, 13.14, 35.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 72% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA41 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA41 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA41

.text { color: #EAAA41; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA41; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA41; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA41; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA41; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 65, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA41">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA41">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA41

#E8A02C#DC9118#C58216#AA7013#936110#774F0D#60400B#452D08#2E1E05#120C02

Tints of #EAAA41

#ECB255#EEB863#F0C175#F2C988#F4D19A#F5D8A8#F7E0BA#F9E8CD#FBEEDA#FDF7ED

Tones of #EAAA41

#DFA74E#D2A45B#C7A266#BA9F73#AE9C7E#A2998B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4383EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #EAAA41: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA41

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 #EAAA41: ·

How #EAAA41 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE5ADeuteranopia · #D2D761Tritanopia · #E76E73

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 #EAAA41 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Meadow
#E9AD48 · #C8E055 · #5CD72C · #60DC81
Tranquil Monsoon
#ECB047 · #98CB0F · #6BF05D · #11D87C
Ruby Solace
#FFCB3D · #5D9253 · #557945 · #F1A344
Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4
Frozen Mosaic
#8D4B1E · #E47325 · #F6AC41 · #FCED83
Velvet Canyon
#E0A43D · #D8E796 · #97DF7D · #80EB9E

Similar colors

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

#E9AD48#ECB047#F1A344#ECA03D#F6AC41#E0A43D#EAA64D#DEA640#F4A548#E9B63B#F4B342#EFB036

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA40  ·  #EAAA42 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA41?

#EAAA41 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 65). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA41?

#EAAA41 is RGB 234, 170, 65 — HSL 37°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 72%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA41?

Its complement is #4383EA; analogous partners are #EA5643 and #D7EA43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA41 for text?

Black text on #EAAA41 has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.