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#EAAA75 — Light Orange

#EAAA75 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 #EAAA75 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.

#EAAA75 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 #75B6EA; it also sits naturally between #EA757B and #EAE575. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA75 · RGB 234, 170, 117

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Color values

HEX#EAAA75
RGB234, 170, 117
HSL27°, 74%, 69%
HSV27°, 50%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 50%, 8%
XYZ51.52, 47.53, 23.29
Yxy47.53, 0.4211, 0.3885
CIE-Lab74.53, 17.48, 36.47
Hunter Lab68.94, 16.69, 25.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 50% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA75 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA75 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA75

.text { color: #EAAA75; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 74%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA75">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA75

#E69A5B#E2863C#DE7621#BF661D#A45719#854714#6A3910#4B280B#311A07#120903

Tints of #EAAA75

#ECB283#EEB88C#F0C099#F2C8A6#F4D0B4#F5D6BC#F7DECA#F9E6D7#FAECE0#FCF4ED

Tones of #EAAA75

#E2AB7E#DAAC86#D1AD8F#C9AD97#C1AE9F#B9AFA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #75B6EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA75: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA75

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 #EAAA75: ·

How #EAAA75 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE82Deuteranopia · #D2D785Tritanopia · #E78C8E

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 #EAAA75 rather than the exact color:

Palette 4c3a51
#4C3A51 · #774360 · #B25068 · #E7AB79
Palette 6f4e37
#6F4E37 · #A67B5B · #ECB176 · #FED8B1
Palette 192655
#192655 · #3876BF · #E1AA74 · #F3F0CA
Palette 493323
#493323 · #91684A · #EAAC7F · #FFDF91
Dreamy Ruby
#522D60 · #80426E · #F2A67B · #FFD38B
Smoky Ruby Terrace
#DFAC77 · #C5813A · #7B5023 · #39240E

Similar colors

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

#E7AB79#ECB176#E1AA74#EAAC7F#F2A67B#DFAC77#DFA878#E89F71#E8A07C#DEAA79#EBAF81#DDAB74

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA74  ·  #EAAA76 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA75?

#EAAA75 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 117). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA75?

#EAAA75 is RGB 234, 170, 117 — HSL 27°, 74%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 50%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA75?

Its complement is #75B6EA; analogous partners are #EA757B and #EAE575. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA75 for text?

Black text on #EAAA75 has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.