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#EAAD2A — Vivid Orange

#EAAD2A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EAAD2A 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.

#EAAD2A 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 #2A66EA; it also sits naturally between #EA4D2A and #C7EA2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAD2A · RGB 234, 173, 42

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Color values

HEX#EAAD2A
RGB234, 173, 42
HSL41°, 82%, 54%
HSV41°, 82%, 92%
CMYK0%, 26%, 82%, 8%
XYZ49.29, 47.55, 8.77
Yxy47.55, 0.4667, 0.4502
CIE-Lab74.54, 11.47, 69.73
Hunter Lab68.95, 10.79, 38.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 82% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAD2A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAD2A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAD2A

.text { color: #EAAD2A; }
.background { background-color: #EAAD2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAD2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 173, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAD2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 173, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAD2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 173, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAD2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAD2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAD2A

#E3A316#CC9214#B58112#9E7110#87600D#6F500B#583F09#412E06#2A1E04#130D02

Tints of #EAAD2A

#ECB43C#EEBB4F#F0C466#F2CB78#F4D28B#F5DA9E#F7E1B0#F9EAC7#FBF1DA#FDF8EC

Tones of #EAAD2A

#DCA838#CFA344#C19E53#B39961#A5946F#988F7C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A66EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #EAAD2A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAD2A

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 #EAAD2A: ·

How #EAAD2A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0CF4ADeuteranopia · #D3D851Tritanopia · #E76368

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:

Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAD2A rather than the exact color:

Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette 0b1849
#0B1849 · #124D1C · #E4B028 · #EBEDE3
Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Palette 61481c
#61481C · #A47E3B · #BF9742 · #E6B325
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Dreamy Mirage
#18A27E · #8D1AB6 · #E0B027 · #B7EDE1

Similar colors

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

#E6AF2E#E4B028#EEA727#E6B325#E6AD32#E0B027#E9B824#EFB036#DEA72A#F5B52E#E1AA36#E7B737

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAD29  ·  #EAAD2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAD2A?

#EAAD2A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 173, 42). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAD2A?

#EAAD2A is RGB 234, 173, 42 — HSL 41°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 82%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAD2A?

Its complement is #2A66EA; analogous partners are #EA4D2A and #C7EA2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAD2A for text?

Black text on #EAAD2A has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.