Palettes / Colors / #EEA481

#EEA481 — Light Orange

#EEA481 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #EEA481 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.

#EEA481 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 #81CBEE; it also sits naturally between #EE8195 and #EEDA81. 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 93% · Green 64% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 46% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEA481

.text { color: #EEA481; }
.background { background-color: #EEA481; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEA481; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 164, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 76%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEA481; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 164, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEA481; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 164, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEA481">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEA481">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEA481

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #81CBEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEA481: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEA481

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 #EEA481 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 #EEA481 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 #EEA481?

#EEA481 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 164, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEA481?

#EEA481 is RGB 238, 164, 129 — HSL 19°, 76%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 46%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEA481?

Its complement is #81CBEE; analogous partners are #EE8195 and #EEDA81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEA481 for text?

Black text on #EEA481 has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.