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#EAAA54 — Vivid Orange

#EAAA54 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 #EAAA54 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.

#EAAA54 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 #5394EA; it also sits naturally between #EA5D53 and #E0EA53. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA54 · RGB 234, 170, 84

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Color values

HEX#EAAA54
RGB234, 170, 84
HSL34°, 78%, 62%
HSV34°, 64%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 64%, 8%
XYZ49.91, 46.88, 14.81
Yxy46.88, 0.4472, 0.4201
CIE-Lab74.11, 14.95, 52.52
Hunter Lab68.47, 14.16, 32.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 64% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA54 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA54 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA54

.text { color: #EAAA54; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA54; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA54; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA54; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA54; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA54">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA54">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA54

#E69A37#E38D1C#CC7F19#B16E16#965D13#7B4C0F#5F3B0C#492D09#2D1C06#120B02

Tints of #EAAA54

#EBAF60#EEB872#EFBF80#F2C892#F3CFA0#F5D6AD#F7DFBF#F9E6CD#FBEFDF#FDF6ED

Tones of #EAAA54

#DFA75D#D4A568#CAA472#BEA27E#B3A189#A9A093

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5394EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.02:1 Fails
Against black text10.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA54: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA54

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 #EAAA54: ·

How #EAAA54 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE69Deuteranopia · #D2D76ETritanopia · #E7797D

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAA54 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28
Palette 8cb9bd
#8CB9BD · #FEFBF6 · #ECB159 · #B67352
Radiant Ruby Drift
#944E0B · #D68A3C · #E1AA55 · #F1E8B5
Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A

Similar colors

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

#EAA64D#ECB159#E1AA55#F3A953#EDA35A#F2A65A#F4AE52#E3AB5D#E9AD48#DDA853#F29F58#DCA856

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA53  ·  #EAAA55 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA54?

#EAAA54 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 84). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA54?

#EAAA54 is RGB 234, 170, 84 — HSL 34°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 64%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA54?

Its complement is #5394EA; analogous partners are #EA5D53 and #E0EA53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA54 for text?

Black text on #EAAA54 has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.