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#EAAA44 — Vivid Orange

#EAAA44 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 #EAAA44 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.

#EAAA44 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.

#EAAA44 · RGB 234, 170, 68

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Color values

HEX#EAAA44
RGB234, 170, 68
HSL37°, 80%, 59%
HSV37°, 71%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 71%, 8%
XYZ49.35, 46.66, 11.87
Yxy46.66, 0.4574, 0.4325
CIE-Lab73.97, 14.06, 59.57
Hunter Lab68.31, 13.28, 35.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 27%

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 #EAAA44 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA44 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA44

.text { color: #EAAA44; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA44; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA44; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA44; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA44; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA44">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA44">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA44

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

Tints of #EAAA44

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

Tones of #EAAA44

#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 #EAAA44: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA44

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 #EAAA44: ·

How #EAAA44 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE5DDeuteranopia · #D2D763Tritanopia · #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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAA44 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA43  ·  #EAAA45 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA44?

#EAAA44 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 68). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA44?

#EAAA44 is RGB 234, 170, 68 — HSL 37°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 71%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA44?

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

Can I use #EAAA44 for text?

Black text on #EAAA44 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.