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#EAAE48 — Vivid Orange

#EAAE48 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 #EAAE48 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.

#EAAE48 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 #4884EA; it also sits naturally between #EA5E48 and #D4EA48. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAE48 · RGB 234, 174, 72

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Color values

HEX#EAAE48
RGB234, 174, 72
HSL38°, 79%, 60%
HSV38°, 69%, 92%
CMYK0%, 26%, 69%, 8%
XYZ50.24, 48.23, 12.79
Yxy48.23, 0.4515, 0.4335
CIE-Lab74.97, 12.15, 58.89
Hunter Lab69.45, 11.47, 35.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 69% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAE48 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAE48 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAE48

.text { color: #EAAE48; }
.background { background-color: #EAAE48; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAE48; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 174, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 79%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAE48; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 174, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAE48; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 174, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAE48">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAE48">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAE48

#E6A22D#E0971A#C48517#AD7514#926311#77500E#60410B#442E08#2E1F05#120C02

Tints of #EAAE48

#ECB75B#EDBD68#EFC57B#F1CB88#F3D39B#F5DBAD#F7E1BB#F9E9CD#FBEFDA#FDF7ED

Tones of #EAAE48

#DEAB54#D2A860#C7A56B#BCA276#B09F82#A49C8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4884EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.97:1 Fails
Against black text10.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAE48: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAE48

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 #EAAE48: ·

How #EAAE48 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0CF61Deuteranopia · #D4D867Tritanopia · #E77478

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 · #CDDC39Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAE48 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Meadow
#E9AD48 · #C8E055 · #5CD72C · #60DC81
Tranquil Monsoon
#ECB047 · #98CB0F · #6BF05D · #11D87C
Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28
Palette 360185
#360185 · #8F0177 · #DE1A58 · #F4B342
Palette 7ebdb4
#7EBDB4 · #F6D198 · #F4A548 · #862A5C
Ruby Solace
#FFCB3D · #5D9253 · #557945 · #F1A344

Similar colors

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

#E9AD48#ECB047#EAA64D#F4B342#F4A548#F1A344#F7B349#F6AC41#F4AE52#F8B046#E5BA41#F3A953

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAE47  ·  #EAAE49 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAE48?

#EAAE48 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 174, 72). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAE48?

#EAAE48 is RGB 234, 174, 72 — HSL 38°, 79%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 69%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAE48?

Its complement is #4884EA; analogous partners are #EA5E48 and #D4EA48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAE48 for text?

Black text on #EAAE48 has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.