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#EAAA78 — Light Orange

#EAAA78 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 #EAAA78 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.

#EAAA78 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 #76B8EA; it also sits naturally between #EA767E and #EAE276. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAA78 · RGB 234, 170, 120

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Color values

HEX#EAAA78
RGB234, 170, 120
HSL26°, 73%, 69%
HSV26°, 49%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 49%, 8%
XYZ51.70, 47.60, 24.23
Yxy47.60, 0.4185, 0.3853
CIE-Lab74.57, 17.75, 34.96
Hunter Lab68.99, 16.97, 24.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 49% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAA78 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAA78 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAA78

.text { color: #EAAA78; }
.background { background-color: #EAAA78; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAA78; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 170, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 73%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAA78; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 170, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAA78; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 170, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAA78">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAA78">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAA78

#E6975C#E1843D#DD7322#BE631E#A35519#844515#6A3711#4B270C#311908#120903

Tints of #EAAA78

#ECB183#EDB68C#EFBF9A#F1C7A7#F3CFB4#F5D5BD#F7DDCA#F9E6D7#FAEBE0#FCF4ED

Tones of #EAAA78

#E2A97E#D9AA87#D1AC8F#C8AD97#C1AE9F#B8AFA8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #76B8EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAA78: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAA78

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 #EAAA78: ·

How #EAAA78 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECE84Deuteranopia · #D2D787Tritanopia · #E78E90

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 #EAAA78 rather than the exact color:

Palette 4c3a51
#4C3A51 · #774360 · #B25068 · #E7AB79
Palette 493323
#493323 · #91684A · #EAAC7F · #FFDF91
Palette 6f4e37
#6F4E37 · #A67B5B · #ECB176 · #FED8B1
Dreamy Ruby
#522D60 · #80426E · #F2A67B · #FFD38B
Palette 192655
#192655 · #3876BF · #E1AA74 · #F3F0CA
Palette F7ffba
#F7FFBA · #F7E39C · #EBAF81 · #DA8067

Similar colors

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

#E7AB79#EAAC7F#ECB176#F2A67B#E1AA74#EBAF81#E8A07C#DFA878#DFAC77#DEAA79#DFA67B#F6AD7B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAA77  ·  #EAAA79 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAA78?

#EAAA78 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 170, 120). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAA78?

#EAAA78 is RGB 234, 170, 120 — HSL 26°, 73%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 49%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAA78?

Its complement is #76B8EA; analogous partners are #EA767E and #EAE276. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAA78 for text?

Black text on #EAAA78 has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.