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#EAAA5C — Orange

#EAAA5C is a orange color we call 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 #EAAA5C 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.

#EAAA5C 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 #5D9CEA; it also sits naturally between #EA645D and #E3EA5D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA5C · RGB 234, 170, 92

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Color values

HEX#EAAA5C
RGB234, 170, 92
HSL33°, 77%, 64%
HSV33°, 61%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 61%, 8%
XYZ50.24, 47.01, 16.55
Yxy47.01, 0.4414, 0.4131
CIE-Lab74.20, 15.48, 48.78
Hunter Lab68.57, 14.68, 31.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 61% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA5C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA5C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA5C

.text { color: #EAAA5C; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA5C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA5C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 77%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA5C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA5C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA5C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA5C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA5C

#E69C41#E38E26#D07E1B#B56E17#995D14#7E4D10#633C0D#482C09#2D1B06#120B02

Tints of #EAAA5C

#ECB16A#EDB878#F0C28A#F2C997#F3D0A5#F5D7B2#F7DEC0#F9E7D2#FBEFDF#FDF6ED

Tones of #EAAA5C

#E0A967#D6A871#CCA77B#C1A685#B7A58F#ADA499

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D9CEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.02:1 Fails
Against black text10.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA5C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA5C

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 #EAAA5C: ·

How #EAAA5C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE6FDeuteranopia · #D2D773Tritanopia · #E77E81

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 #EAAA5C rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Tempest
#1E5CB1 · #7CB2E8 · #E3AB5D · #ECD8B3
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette 8cb9bd
#8CB9BD · #FEFBF6 · #ECB159 · #B67352
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Palette Fdeedc
#FDEEDC · #FFD8A9 · #F1A661 · #E38B29
Honey Ruby Petal
#E6AE64 · #CDE63D · #80E85A · #1EC251

Similar colors

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

#E3AB5D#EDA35A#ECB159#F2A65A#F1A661#E6AE64#E0A75E#E1AA55#ECB65F#F3A953#E4B165#ECB365

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA5B  ·  #EAAA5D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA5C?

#EAAA5C is Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 92). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA5C?

#EAAA5C is RGB 234, 170, 92 — HSL 33°, 77%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 61%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA5C?

Its complement is #5D9CEA; analogous partners are #EA645D and #E3EA5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA5C for text?

Black text on #EAAA5C has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.