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#EAAC87 — Light Orange

#EAAC87 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EAAC87 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.

#EAAC87 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 #86C5EA; it also sits naturally between #EA8693 and #EADC86. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAC87 · RGB 234, 172, 135

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Color values

HEX#EAAC87
RGB234, 172, 135
HSL22°, 70%, 72%
HSV22°, 42%, 92%
CMYK0%, 26%, 42%, 8%
XYZ53.06, 48.75, 29.53
Yxy48.75, 0.4040, 0.3712
CIE-Lab75.29, 18.19, 27.94
Hunter Lab69.82, 17.47, 20.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 42% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAC87 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAC87 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAC87

.text { color: #EAAC87; }
.background { background-color: #EAAC87; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAC87; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 172, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 70%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAC87; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 172, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAC87; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 172, 135, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAC87">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAC87">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAC87

#E49567#DF8049#DA6E2F#C35D22#A54F1D#864018#683212#4E250E#301708#110803

Tints of #EAAC87

#EBB08E#EDB99B#EFBFA4#F1C9B1#F3CFBA#F4D5C2#F7DECF#F8E4D8#FAEDE5#FCF3EE

Tones of #EAAC87

#E2AC8D#DBAE94#D4B09B#CDB2A2#C6B4A9#BFB6B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #86C5EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.95:1 Fails
Against black text10.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAC87: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAC87

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 #EAAC87: ·

How #EAAC87 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCF90Deuteranopia · #D3D792Tritanopia · #E79799

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAC87 rather than the exact color:

Peach Sky Gradient
#355070 · #6D597A · #B56576 · #EAAC8B
Electric Ruby Harbor
#AD150F · #D65139 · #DF845C · #E7B18A
Palette F7ffba
#F7FFBA · #F7E39C · #EBAF81 · #DA8067
Palette A1ccd1
#A1CCD1 · #F4F2DE · #E9B384 · #7C9D96
Palette 493323
#493323 · #91684A · #EAAC7F · #FFDF91
Palette B82132
#B82132 · #D2665A · #F2B28C · #F6DED8

Similar colors

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

#EAAC8B#E7B18A#EBAF81#E9B384#EAAC7F#F2B28C#ECB390#F4B183#DEAC80#E7AB79#E0B58C#E79E85

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAC86  ·  #EAAC88 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAC87?

#EAAC87 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 172, 135). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAC87?

#EAAC87 is RGB 234, 172, 135 — HSL 22°, 70%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 42%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAC87?

Its complement is #86C5EA; analogous partners are #EA8693 and #EADC86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAC87 for text?

Black text on #EAAC87 has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.