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#EACAA4 — Light Orange

#EACAA4 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EACAA4 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.

#EACAA4 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4C3EA; it also sits naturally between #EAA8A4 and #E6EAA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EACAA4 · RGB 234, 202, 164

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Color values

HEX#EACAA4
RGB234, 202, 164
HSL33°, 62%, 78%
HSV33°, 30%, 92%
CMYK0%, 14%, 30%, 8%
XYZ61.75, 62.41, 43.91
Yxy62.41, 0.3674, 0.3713
CIE-Lab83.13, 5.76, 23.15
Hunter Lab79.00, 5.58, 18.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 79% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 30% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EACAA4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EACAA4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EACAA4

.text { color: #EACAA4; }
.background { background-color: #EACAA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACAA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 202, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACAA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 202, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACAA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 202, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EACAA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EACAA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EACAA4

#E3BA87#DBA666#D49649#C6822F#A96F28#8C5C21#6B4619#4E3312#2D1E0B#110B04

Tints of #EACAA4

#ECCFAC#EED4B5#EFD6B9#F0DBC1#F2E0C9#F4E5D2#F6E9DA#F7ECDE#F9F1E6#FBF5EE

Tones of #EACAA4

#E5CAA9#E0C9AE#DBC9B3#D6C8B8#D1C8BD#CCC7C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4C3EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.56:1 Fails
Against black text13.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #EACAA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACAA4

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 #EACAA4: ·

How #EACAA4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCADDeuteranopia · #DEE0AFTritanopia · #E8B4B6

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EACAA4 rather than the exact color:

Palette 3d74b6
#3D74B6 · #FBF5DE · #EAC8A6 · #DC3C22
Lucky Meadow
#1B78B4 · #60D0E7 · #E17A37 · #EBCDA6
Palette E7cea6
#E7CEA6 · #0A6EBD · #5A96E3 · #A1C2F1
Hidden Ruby Ember
#1866A4 · #39BEE1 · #C86A1E · #EACEA0
Misty Cascade
#1D55A7 · #3FA1DE · #E4B165 · #E7C89E
Palette Ad8b73
#AD8B73 · #CEAB93 · #E3CAA5 · #FFFBE9

Similar colors

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

#EAC8A6#EBCDA6#E7CEA6#EACEA0#E7C89E#E3CAA5#F0CEA4#E4CDA7#EAD1A7#EDCFA9#EBC49F#E6CFA9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EACAA3  ·  #EACAA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EACAA4?

#EACAA4 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 202, 164). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EACAA4?

#EACAA4 is RGB 234, 202, 164 — HSL 33°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 30%, 8%.

What colors go with #EACAA4?

Its complement is #A4C3EA; analogous partners are #EAA8A4 and #E6EAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EACAA4 for text?

Black text on #EACAA4 has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.