Palettes / Colors / #EAAA60

#EAAA60 — Orange

#EAAA60 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 #EAAA60 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.

#EAAA60 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 #61A1EA; it also sits naturally between #EA6661 and #E6EA61. 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 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 59% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAAA60

.text { color: #EAAA60; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 77%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #61A1EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAAA60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA60

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 #EAAA60 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 #EAAA60 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

← #EAAA5F  ·  #EAAA61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA60?

#EAAA60 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 96). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA60?

#EAAA60 is RGB 234, 170, 96 — HSL 32°, 77%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 59%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA60?

Its complement is #61A1EA; analogous partners are #EA6661 and #E6EA61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA60 for text?

Black text on #EAAA60 has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.