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#EAAA73 — Light Orange

#EAAA73 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #EAAA73 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.

#EAAA73 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 #71B1EA; it also sits naturally between #EA7175 and #EAE671. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA73 · RGB 234, 170, 115

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Color values

HEX#EAAA73
RGB234, 170, 115
HSL28°, 74%, 68%
HSV28°, 51%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 51%, 8%
XYZ51.40, 47.48, 22.68
Yxy47.48, 0.4229, 0.3906
CIE-Lab74.50, 17.30, 37.48
Hunter Lab68.91, 16.51, 25.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 51% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA73 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA73 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA73

.text { color: #EAAA73; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 74%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA73

#E69956#E18737#D97720#BA661C#A05718#854914#66380F#4B290B#2C1807#120A03

Tints of #EAAA73

#ECB17E#EEB98C#EFBF95#F1C7A2#F3CFAF#F5D7BC#F7DFCA#F8E4D3#FAECE0#FCF4ED

Tones of #EAAA73

#E1AA7A#D9AB82#D0AB8B#C8AC93#BFAC9C#B6ADA4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #71B1EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA73

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 #EAAA73: ·

How #EAAA73 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE80Deuteranopia · #D2D784Tritanopia · #E78B8D

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAA73 rather than the exact color:

Palette 4c3a51
#4C3A51 · #774360 · #B25068 · #E7AB79
Palette 6f4e37
#6F4E37 · #A67B5B · #ECB176 · #FED8B1
Palette 192655
#192655 · #3876BF · #E1AA74 · #F3F0CA
Palette Edcfa9
#EDCFA9 · #E89F71 · #D57149 · #AA4A30
Smoky Ruby Terrace
#DFAC77 · #C5813A · #7B5023 · #39240E
Tender Ruby Orchard
#C19215 · #EFB06A · #4975EB · #93A0EC

Similar colors

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

#E7AB79#ECB176#E1AA74#E89F71#DFAC77#EFB06A#F2A67B#EAAC7F#E5B46E#DFA878#E2A16F#DDAB74

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA72  ·  #EAAA74 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA73?

#EAAA73 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 115). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA73?

#EAAA73 is RGB 234, 170, 115 — HSL 28°, 74%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 51%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA73?

Its complement is #71B1EA; analogous partners are #EA7175 and #EAE671. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA73 for text?

Black text on #EAAA73 has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.