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#EAAA61 — Orange

#EAAA61 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 #EAAA61 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.

#EAAA61 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.

#EAAA61 · RGB 234, 170, 97

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Color values

HEX#EAAA61
RGB234, 170, 97
HSL32°, 77%, 65%
HSV32°, 59%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 59%, 8%
XYZ50.46, 47.10, 17.74
Yxy47.10, 0.4376, 0.4085
CIE-Lab74.26, 15.83, 46.38
Hunter Lab68.63, 15.04, 30.09

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

Sample text in #EAAA61 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA61 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA61

.text { color: #EAAA61; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA61; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA61; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 77%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA61; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA61; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA61">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA61">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA61

#E79C46#E38D2B#D47E1C#B96E18#9E5E15#7E4B10#633B0D#482B09#2D1B06#120B02

Tints of #EAAA61

#ECB26F#EEB97C#F0C08A#F2C797#F4D1A9#F6D8B7#F7E0C4#F9E7D2#FBEEDF#FDF5ED

Tones of #EAAA61

#E1AA6B#D7A975#CDA87E#C3A888#B9A792#B0A69C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61A1EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.02:1 Fails
Against black text10.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA61: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA61

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 #EAAA61: ·

How #EAAA61 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE73Deuteranopia · #D2D777Tritanopia · #E78184

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 #EAAA61 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Petal
#E6AE64 · #CDE63D · #80E85A · #1EC251
Palette Fdeedc
#FDEEDC · #FFD8A9 · #F1A661 · #E38B29
Gentle Ruby Tempest
#1E5CB1 · #7CB2E8 · #E3AB5D · #ECD8B3
Misty Cascade
#1D55A7 · #3FA1DE · #E4B165 · #E7C89E
Palette 041c32
#041C32 · #04293A · #064663 · #ECB365
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB

Similar colors

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

#E6AE64#F1A661#E3AB5D#E4B165#ECB365#F2AE66#EDA35A#ECB159#E0A75E#F2A65A#EFB06A#ECB65F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA60  ·  #EAAA62 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA61?

#EAAA61 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 97). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA61?

#EAAA61 is RGB 234, 170, 97 — HSL 32°, 77%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 59%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA61?

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

Can I use #EAAA61 for text?

Black text on #EAAA61 has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.