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#EAAF98 — Light Orange

#EAAF98 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 #EAAF98 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.

#EAAF98 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 #99D3EA; it also sits naturally between #EA99AB and #EAD999. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAF98 · RGB 234, 175, 152

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Color values

HEX#EAAF98
RGB234, 175, 152
HSL17°, 66%, 76%
HSV17°, 35%, 92%
CMYK0%, 25%, 35%, 8%
XYZ54.93, 50.42, 36.54
Yxy50.42, 0.3871, 0.3553
CIE-Lab76.33, 18.52, 20.19
Hunter Lab71.01, 17.89, 15.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 69% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 35% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAF98 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAF98 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAF98

.text { color: #EAAF98; }
.background { background-color: #EAAF98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAF98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 175, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 66%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAF98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 175, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAF98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 175, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAF98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAF98">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAF98

#E4997C#DE825E#D7683C#C75629#A94923#8C3C1D#6E2F17#4C2110#2F140A#110703

Tints of #EAAF98

#ECB7A2#EEBDAA#EFC4B3#F1CBBB#F3D1C4#F5D8CC#F6DED5#F8E5DD#FAEBE6#FCF2EE

Tones of #EAAF98

#E5B39F#DFB5A5#D9B8AB#D3BAB1#CDBDB6#C7BFBC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #99D3EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.89:1 Fails
Against black text11.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAF98: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAF98

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 #EAAF98: ·

How #EAAF98 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0D09EDeuteranopia · #D4D89FTritanopia · #E7A2A3

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAF98 rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Canyon
#0E7F9D · #5DE5F0 · #E84115 · #EFB09B
Palette 7d5a50
#7D5A50 · #B4846C · #E5B299 · #FCDEC0
Palette Ef9595
#EF9595 · #EFB495 · #EFD595 · #EBEF95
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E9A89B · #D875C7 · #912BBC
Palette 2d4356
#2D4356 · #435B66 · #A76F6F · #EAB2A0
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #D4E2D4 · #ECB390 · #DF7861

Similar colors

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

#EFB09B#E5B299#EFB495#E9A89B#EAB2A0#ECB390#E2B59A#ECB994#EAB1A3#E2A698#E6BA95#F6AE99

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAF97  ·  #EAAF99 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAF98?

#EAAF98 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 175, 152). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAF98?

#EAAF98 is RGB 234, 175, 152 — HSL 17°, 66%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 35%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAF98?

Its complement is #99D3EA; analogous partners are #EA99AB and #EAD999. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAF98 for text?

Black text on #EAAF98 has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.