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#EAAD34 — Vivid Orange

#EAAD34 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 #EAAD34 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.

#EAAD34 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 #3471EA; it also sits naturally between #EA5234 and #CBEA34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAD34 · RGB 234, 173, 52

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Color values

HEX#EAAD34
RGB234, 173, 52
HSL40°, 81%, 56%
HSV40°, 78%, 92%
CMYK0%, 26%, 78%, 8%
XYZ49.50, 47.63, 9.83
Yxy47.63, 0.4628, 0.4453
CIE-Lab74.59, 11.79, 66.46
Hunter Lab69.01, 11.11, 37.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 78% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAD34 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAD34 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAD34

.text { color: #EAAD34; }
.background { background-color: #EAAD34; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAD34; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 173, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 81%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAD34; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 173, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAD34; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 173, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAD34">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAD34">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAD34

#E7A41D#D49516#B98213#A27111#8A610F#73510C#5C410A#412D07#2A1D04#120D02

Tints of #EAAD34

#ECB546#EEBC59#EFC36B#F1CB7E#F3D290#F5DAA3#F7E1B5#F9E9C8#FBF0DA#FDF8ED

Tones of #EAAD34

#DCA941#D0A44E#C2A05B#B69C68#A99775#9C9381

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3471EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAD34: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAD34

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 #EAAD34: ·

How #EAAD34 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0CF51Deuteranopia · #D3D858Tritanopia · #E7686D

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 #EAAD34 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Palette Efb036
#EFB036 · #3B6790 · #23486A · #4C7B8B
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette 7adaa5
#7ADAA5 · #239BA7 · #ECECBB · #E1AA36
Wild Voyage
#C68A18 · #E7B737 · #5387EA · #B2C0F1
Palette 758a93
#758A93 · #ECD5BC · #E9B63B · #C66E52

Similar colors

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

#E6AD32#EFB036#E6AF2E#E1AA36#E7B737#E9B63B#E4B028#F5B52E#EEA727#F9B033#ECA03D#E0A43D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAD33  ·  #EAAD35 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAD34?

#EAAD34 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 173, 52). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAD34?

#EAAD34 is RGB 234, 173, 52 — HSL 40°, 81%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 78%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAD34?

Its complement is #3471EA; analogous partners are #EA5234 and #CBEA34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAD34 for text?

Black text on #EAAD34 has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.