Palettes / Colors / #EAAA56

#EAAA56 — Vivid Orange

#EAAA56 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 #EAAA56 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.

#EAAA56 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 #5797EA; it also sits naturally between #EA6157 and #E0EA57. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 63% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAAA56

.text { color: #EAAA56; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 78%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA56">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA56

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5797EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAAA56: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA56

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:

How #EAAA56 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAA56 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA55  ·  #EAAA57 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA56?

#EAAA56 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 86). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA56?

#EAAA56 is RGB 234, 170, 86 — HSL 34°, 78%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 63%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA56?

Its complement is #5797EA; analogous partners are #EA6157 and #E0EA57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA56 for text?

Black text on #EAAA56 has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.