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#EAAA67 — Light Orange

#EAAA67 is a orange color we call Light 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 #EAAA67 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.

#EAAA67 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 #66A6EA; it also sits naturally between #EA6966 and #E8EA66. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA67 · RGB 234, 170, 103

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Color values

HEX#EAAA67
RGB234, 170, 103
HSL31°, 76%, 66%
HSV31°, 56%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 56%, 8%
XYZ50.75, 47.22, 19.27
Yxy47.22, 0.4329, 0.4027
CIE-Lab74.33, 16.29, 43.45
Hunter Lab68.72, 15.50, 28.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 56% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA67 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA67 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA67

.text { color: #EAAA67; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 76%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA67">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA67

#E79C4B#E38D31#D37B1D#B86B19#9D5C15#824C12#673C0E#482A0A#2D1A06#120A02

Tints of #EAAA67

#ECB274#EEB981#F0C18F#F2C89C#F3D0AA#F5D7B7#F7DFC5#F9E6D2#FBEEE0#FDF5ED

Tones of #EAAA67

#E1AA70#D7AA79#CEAA83#C5A98C#BBA995#B2A99F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #66A6EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA67: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA67

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 #EAAA67: ·

How #EAAA67 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE77Deuteranopia · #D2D77BTritanopia · #E78487

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 #EAAA67 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Petal
#E6AE64 · #CDE63D · #80E85A · #1EC251
Tender Ruby Orchard
#C19215 · #EFB06A · #4975EB · #93A0EC
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB
Palette 041c32
#041C32 · #04293A · #064663 · #ECB365
Misty Cascade
#1D55A7 · #3FA1DE · #E4B165 · #E7C89E
Palette Fdeedc
#FDEEDC · #FFD8A9 · #F1A661 · #E38B29

Similar colors

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

#E6AE64#EFB06A#F2AE66#ECB365#E4B165#F1A661#E3AB5D#E5B46E#F3A26D#E0A75E#F4A261#E2A16F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA66  ·  #EAAA68 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA67?

#EAAA67 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 103). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA67?

#EAAA67 is RGB 234, 170, 103 — HSL 31°, 76%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 56%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA67?

Its complement is #66A6EA; analogous partners are #EA6966 and #E8EA66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA67 for text?

Black text on #EAAA67 has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.