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#EAAB53 — Vivid Orange

#EAAB53 is a orange color we call Vivid 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 #EAAB53 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.

#EAAB53 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 #5392EA; it also sits naturally between #EA5F53 and #DDEA53. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAB53 · RGB 234, 171, 83

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Color values

HEX#EAAB53
RGB234, 171, 83
HSL35°, 78%, 62%
HSV35°, 65%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 65%, 8%
XYZ50.06, 47.24, 14.66
Yxy47.24, 0.4471, 0.4220
CIE-Lab74.34, 14.36, 53.25
Hunter Lab68.73, 13.60, 32.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 65% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAB53 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAB53 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAB53

.text { color: #EAAB53; }
.background { background-color: #EAAB53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAB53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 171, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAB53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 171, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAB53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 171, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAB53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAB53">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAB53

#E69D37#E3901C#CC8219#B17016#965F13#7B4E0F#5F3D0C#492E09#2D1D06#120C02

Tints of #EAAB53

#EBB160#EEBA72#EFC180#F2CA92#F3D0A0#F5D7AD#F7E0BF#F9E7CD#FBEFDF#FDF6ED

Tones of #EAAB53

#DFA95D#D4A768#CAA572#BEA37E#B3A289#A9A093

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5392EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAB53: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAB53

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 #EAAB53: ·

How #EAAB53 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCE68Deuteranopia · #D2D76DTritanopia · #E7797D

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 #EAAB53 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28
Palette 8cb9bd
#8CB9BD · #FEFBF6 · #ECB159 · #B67352
Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Radiant Ruby Drift
#944E0B · #D68A3C · #E1AA55 · #F1E8B5
Radiant Ruby
#FEF3E2 · #F4AE52 · #D4621A · #2A1A0E
Palette C1ebe9
#C1EBE9 · #FFF7C5 · #F4AE52 · #4F252E

Similar colors

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

#EAA64D#ECB159#F3A953#E1AA55#F4AE52#EDA35A#E9AD48#F2A65A#E3AB5D#ECB047#DDA853#EEB853

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAB52  ·  #EAAB54 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAB53?

#EAAB53 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 171, 83). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAB53?

#EAAB53 is RGB 234, 171, 83 — HSL 35°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 65%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAB53?

Its complement is #5392EA; analogous partners are #EA5F53 and #DDEA53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAB53 for text?

Black text on #EAAB53 has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.