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#EAAA63 — Orange

#EAAA63 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 #EAAA63 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.

#EAAA63 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 #62A1EA; it also sits naturally between #EA6662 and #E5EA62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA63 · RGB 234, 170, 99

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Color values

HEX#EAAA63
RGB234, 170, 99
HSL32°, 76%, 65%
HSV32°, 58%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 58%, 8%
XYZ50.56, 47.14, 18.24
Yxy47.14, 0.4361, 0.4066
CIE-Lab74.28, 15.98, 45.41
Hunter Lab68.66, 15.19, 29.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 58% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA63 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA63 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA63

.text { color: #EAAA63; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 76%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA63

#E69C47#E28D2C#D37E1D#B86E19#9D5E15#7E4B11#633B0D#482B0A#2D1B06#120B02

Tints of #EAAA63

#EBB26F#EDB97D#EFC08A#F1C798#F3D1AA#F5D8B7#F7E0C5#F9E7D2#FBEEE0#FDF5ED

Tones of #EAAA63

#E0AA6C#D6A976#CCA87F#C3A888#B9A792#B0A69C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #62A1EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA63

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 #EAAA63: ·

How #EAAA63 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE74Deuteranopia · #D2D778Tritanopia · #E78285

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 #EAAA63 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
Palette 041c32
#041C32 · #04293A · #064663 · #ECB365
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB
Misty Cascade
#1D55A7 · #3FA1DE · #E4B165 · #E7C89E

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA62  ·  #EAAA64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA63?

#EAAA63 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 99). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA63?

#EAAA63 is RGB 234, 170, 99 — HSL 32°, 76%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 58%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA63?

Its complement is #62A1EA; analogous partners are #EA6662 and #E5EA62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA63 for text?

Black text on #EAAA63 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.