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#EAAA47 — Vivid Orange

#EAAA47 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 #EAAA47 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.

#EAAA47 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 #4789EB; it also sits naturally between #EB5847 and #DAEB47. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA47 · RGB 234, 170, 71

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Color values

HEX#EAAA47
RGB234, 170, 71
HSL36°, 80%, 60%
HSV36°, 70%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 70%, 8%
XYZ49.44, 46.70, 12.37
Yxy46.70, 0.4557, 0.4303
CIE-Lab74.00, 14.21, 58.30
Hunter Lab68.34, 13.43, 34.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 70% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA47 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA47 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA47

.text { color: #EAAA47; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA47; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA47; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 80%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA47; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA47; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA47">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA47">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA47

#E89C2C#E19119#C57F16#AE7013#935F10#774D0D#603E0B#452C08#2E1E05#120C02

Tints of #EAAA47

#EDB25A#EEB868#F0C17A#F2C788#F4D09A#F6D8AC#F7DFBA#F9E7CD#FBEEDA#FDF6ED

Tones of #EAAA47

#DFA753#D3A55F#C8A26A#BCA076#B09E82#A49B8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4789EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.03:1 Fails
Against black text10.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA47: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA47

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 #EAAA47: ·

How #EAAA47 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE5FDeuteranopia · #D2D765Tritanopia · #E77276

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 #EAAA47 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
Palette Fce7c8
#FCE7C8 · #B1C29E · #FADA7A · #F0A04B

Similar colors

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

#E9AD48#ECB047#EAA64D#F1A344#F4A548#F0A04B#F6AC41#ECA03D#F4B342#DEA640#F3A953#F8B046

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA46  ·  #EAAA48 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA47?

#EAAA47 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 71). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA47?

#EAAA47 is RGB 234, 170, 71 — HSL 36°, 80%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 70%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA47?

Its complement is #4789EB; analogous partners are #EB5847 and #DAEB47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA47 for text?

Black text on #EAAA47 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.