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#EAAA43 — Vivid Orange

#EAAA43 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 #EAAA43 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.

#EAAA43 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.

#EAAA43 · RGB 234, 170, 67

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Color values

HEX#EAAA43
RGB234, 170, 67
HSL37°, 80%, 59%
HSV37°, 71%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 71%, 8%
XYZ49.32, 46.65, 11.71
Yxy46.65, 0.4580, 0.4332
CIE-Lab73.96, 14.01, 59.99
Hunter Lab68.30, 13.23, 35.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 71% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA43 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA43 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA43

.text { color: #EAAA43; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA43; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA43; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA43; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA43; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA43">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA43">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA43

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

Tints of #EAAA43

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

Tones of #EAAA43

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4383EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.03:1 Fails
Against black text10.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA43: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA43

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 #EAAA43: ·

How #EAAA43 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE5CDeuteranopia · #D2D762Tritanopia · #E77074

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 · #F59E0BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAA43 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Meadow
#E9AD48 · #C8E055 · #5CD72C · #60DC81
Tranquil Monsoon
#ECB047 · #98CB0F · #6BF05D · #11D87C
Ruby Solace
#FFCB3D · #5D9253 · #557945 · #F1A344
Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28
Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4
Palette 7ebdb4
#7EBDB4 · #F6D198 · #F4A548 · #862A5C

Similar colors

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

#E9AD48#ECB047#F1A344#EAA64D#ECA03D#F4A548#F6AC41#DEA640#E0A43D#F4B342#F0A04B#E9B63B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA42  ·  #EAAA44 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA43?

#EAAA43 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 67). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA43?

#EAAA43 is RGB 234, 170, 67 — HSL 37°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 71%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA43?

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

Can I use #EAAA43 for text?

Black text on #EAAA43 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.