Palettes / Colors / #EEA577

#EEA577 — Light Vivid Orange

#EEA577 is a orange color we call Light Vivid 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 #EEA577 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.

#EEA577 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 #77C0EE; it also sits naturally between #EE7785 and #EEE077. 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 65% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 50% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEA577

.text { color: #EEA577; }
.background { background-color: #EEA577; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEA577; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 165, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 78%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEA577; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 165, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEA577; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 165, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEA577">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEA577">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEA577

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #77C0EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEA577: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEA577

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 #EEA577 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 #EEA577 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 #EEA577?

#EEA577 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 165, 119). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEA577?

#EEA577 is RGB 238, 165, 119 — HSL 23°, 78%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 50%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEA577?

Its complement is #77C0EE; analogous partners are #EE7785 and #EEE077. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEA577 for text?

Black text on #EEA577 has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.