Palettes / Colors / #EAAC8B

#EAAC8B — Light Orange

#EAAC8B is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#EAAC8B 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 #8BC8EA; it also sits naturally between #EA8B99 and #EADB8B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 41% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAAC8B

.text { color: #EAAC8B; }
.background { background-color: #EAAC8B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAC8B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 172, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 69%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAC8B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 172, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAC8B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 172, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAC8B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAC8B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAC8B

Tints of #EAAC8B

Tones of #EAAC8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8BC8EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAAC8B: #000000.

How #EAAC8B looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with #EAAC8B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAC8B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAC8B?

#EAAC8B is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 172, 139). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAC8B?

#EAAC8B is RGB 234, 172, 139 — HSL 21°, 69%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 41%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAC8B?

Its complement is #8BC8EA; analogous partners are #EA8B99 and #EADB8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAC8B for text?

Black text on #EAAC8B has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.