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#EEA449 — Vivid Orange

#EEA449 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 #EEA449 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.

#EEA449 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 #4993EE; it also sits naturally between #EE5149 and #E6EE49. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEA449 · RGB 238, 164, 73

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Color values

HEX#EEA449
RGB238, 164, 73
HSL33°, 83%, 61%
HSV33°, 69%, 93%
CMYK0%, 31%, 69%, 7%
XYZ49.74, 45.21, 12.41
Yxy45.21, 0.4633, 0.4211
CIE-Lab73.03, 19.17, 56.53
Hunter Lab67.24, 18.25, 33.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 69% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEA449 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEA449 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEA449

.text { color: #EEA449; }
.background { background-color: #EEA449; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEA449; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 164, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 83%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEA449; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 164, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEA449; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 164, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEA449">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEA449">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEA449

#EB962D#E98A16#CD7A13#B16910#9A5B0E#7E4B0C#623A09#462907#2F1C04#130B02

Tints of #EEA449

#F0AD5C#F1B46A#F3BE7C#F4C58A#F6CE9D#F7D5AB#F9DEBE#FAE5CC#FCEFDE#FDF6EC

Tones of #EEA449

#E2A355#D6A161#CAA06D#BF9F78#B39E84#A79D90

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4993EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.09:1 Fails
Against black text10.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEA449: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEA449

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 #EEA449: ·

How #EEA449 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECD5FDeuteranopia · #D2D864Tritanopia · #EA7074

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:

Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEA449 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fce7c8
#FCE7C8 · #B1C29E · #FADA7A · #F0A04B
Palette Fefbe9
#FEFBE9 · #E1EEDD · #F0A04B · #183A1D
Ruby Solace
#FFCB3D · #5D9253 · #557945 · #F1A344
Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28
Palette 7ebdb4
#7EBDB4 · #F6D198 · #F4A548 · #862A5C
Smoky Meadow
#E9AD48 · #C8E055 · #5CD72C · #60DC81

Similar colors

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

#F0A04B#F1A344#EAA64D#F4A548#E9AD48#F3A953#ECB047#ECA03D#F6AC41#F4AE52#E89951#FAAD4E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEA448  ·  #EEA44A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEA449?

#EEA449 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 164, 73). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEA449?

#EEA449 is RGB 238, 164, 73 — HSL 33°, 83%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 69%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEA449?

Its complement is #4993EE; analogous partners are #EE5149 and #E6EE49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEA449 for text?

Black text on #EEA449 has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.