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#EAAA45 — Vivid Orange

#EAAA45 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 #EAAA45 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.

#EAAA45 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.

#EAAA45 · RGB 234, 170, 69

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Color values

HEX#EAAA45
RGB234, 170, 69
HSL37°, 80%, 59%
HSV37°, 71%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 71%, 8%
XYZ49.38, 46.67, 12.04
Yxy46.67, 0.4569, 0.4318
CIE-Lab73.98, 14.11, 59.15
Hunter Lab68.32, 13.33, 34.95

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 #EAAA45 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA45 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA45

.text { color: #EAAA45; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA45; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA45; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA45; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA45; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA45">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA45">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA45

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

Tints of #EAAA45

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

Tones of #EAAA45

#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 #EAAA45: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA45

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 #EAAA45: ·

How #EAAA45 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 · #E77175

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 #EAAA45 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
Frozen Mosaic
#8D4B1E · #E47325 · #F6AC41 · #FCED83

Similar colors

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

#E9AD48#ECB047#EAA64D#F1A344#F4A548#F6AC41#ECA03D#F0A04B#DEA640#F4B342#E0A43D#F8B046

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA44  ·  #EAAA46 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA45?

#EAAA45 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 69). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA45?

#EAAA45 is RGB 234, 170, 69 — HSL 37°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 71%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA45?

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

Can I use #EAAA45 for text?

Black text on #EAAA45 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.