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#EACEA4 — Light Orange

#EACEA4 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 #EACEA4 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.

#EACEA4 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 #A4C0EA; it also sits naturally between #EAABA4 and #E3EAA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EACEA4 · RGB 234, 206, 164

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Color values

HEX#EACEA4
RGB234, 206, 164
HSL36°, 62%, 78%
HSV36°, 30%, 92%
CMYK0%, 12%, 30%, 8%
XYZ62.70, 64.32, 44.23
Yxy64.32, 0.3662, 0.3756
CIE-Lab84.13, 3.67, 24.52
Hunter Lab80.20, 3.56, 19.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 81% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 30% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EACEA4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EACEA4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EACEA4

.text { color: #EACEA4; }
.background { background-color: #EACEA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACEA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 206, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACEA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 206, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACEA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 206, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EACEA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EACEA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EACEA4

#E3BE87#DBAC66#D49D49#C68A2F#A97628#8C6121#6B4B19#4E3612#2D200B#110B04

Tints of #EACEA4

#ECD2AC#EED7B5#EFD9B9#F0DDC1#F2E2C9#F4E6D2#F6EBDA#F7EDDE#F9F2E6#FBF6EE

Tones of #EACEA4

#E5CDA9#E0CCAE#DBCBB3#D6CAB8#D1C9BD#CCC8C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4C0EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #EACEA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACEA4

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 #EACEA4: ·

How #EACEA4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEAEDeuteranopia · #E0E2B1Tritanopia · #E9B6B8

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 #EACEA4 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Meadow
#1B78B4 · #60D0E7 · #E17A37 · #EBCDA6
Palette E7cea6
#E7CEA6 · #0A6EBD · #5A96E3 · #A1C2F1
Hidden Ruby Ember
#1866A4 · #39BEE1 · #C86A1E · #EACEA0
Modern Drift
#A95B28 · #C28128 · #F7B349 · #EAD1A7
Palette Edcfa9
#EDCFA9 · #E89F71 · #D57149 · #AA4A30
Tender Saffron
#103A9F · #4E6EED · #D29A15 · #F0CEA4

Similar colors

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

#EBCDA6#E7CEA6#EACEA0#EAD1A7#EDCFA9#F0CEA4#EAC8A6#E6CFA9#E4CDA7#E3CAA5#E7C89E#ECCA9C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EACEA3  ·  #EACEA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EACEA4?

#EACEA4 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 206, 164). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EACEA4?

#EACEA4 is RGB 234, 206, 164 — HSL 36°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 30%, 8%.

What colors go with #EACEA4?

Its complement is #A4C0EA; analogous partners are #EAABA4 and #E3EAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EACEA4 for text?

Black text on #EACEA4 has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.