Palettes / Colors / #EAAE97

#EAAE97 — Light Orange

#EAAE97 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 #EAAE97 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.

#EAAE97 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 #95D1E9; it also sits naturally between #E995A7 and #E9D795. 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 68% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 35% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAAE97

.text { color: #EAAE97; }
.background { background-color: #EAAE97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAE97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 174, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 66%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAE97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 174, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAE97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 174, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAE97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAE97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAE97

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95D1E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAAE97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAE97

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:

How #EAAE97 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAE97 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 #EAAE97?

#EAAE97 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 174, 151). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAE97?

#EAAE97 is RGB 234, 174, 151 — HSL 17°, 66%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 35%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAE97?

Its complement is #95D1E9; analogous partners are #E995A7 and #E9D795. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAE97 for text?

Black text on #EAAE97 has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.