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#EEA652 — Vivid Orange

#EEA652 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 #EEA652 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.

#EEA652 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 #539BEE; it also sits naturally between #EE5853 and #E9EE53. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEA652 · RGB 238, 166, 82

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Color values

HEX#EEA652
RGB238, 166, 82
HSL32°, 82%, 63%
HSV32°, 66%, 93%
CMYK0%, 30%, 66%, 7%
XYZ50.42, 46.06, 14.22
Yxy46.06, 0.4555, 0.4161
CIE-Lab73.58, 18.62, 52.99
Hunter Lab67.87, 17.75, 32.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 65% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 66% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEA652 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEA652 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEA652

.text { color: #EEA652; }
.background { background-color: #EEA652; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEA652; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 166, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 82%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEA652; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 166, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEA652; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 166, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEA652">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEA652">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEA652

#EB9737#E9891C#D17915#B56912#9E5B10#824B0D#663B0A#4A2B07#2E1B05#130B02

Tints of #EEA652

#EFAD61#F1B774#F3BE82#F4C590#F6CFA2#F7D6B0#F9DDBE#FAE4CC#FCEEDF#FDF5EC

Tones of #EEA652

#E3A55F#D8A469#CDA474#C2A380#B6A28B#ACA195

Color harmonies

Complementary — #539BEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.06:1 Fails
Against black text10.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEA652: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEA652

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 #EEA652: ·

How #EEA652 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCE66Deuteranopia · #D3D86BTritanopia · #EA767A

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEA652 rather than the exact color:

Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Palette Fce7c8
#FCE7C8 · #B1C29E · #FADA7A · #F0A04B
Palette Fefbe9
#FEFBE9 · #E1EEDD · #F0A04B · #183A1D

Similar colors

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

#F3A953#EAA64D#EDA35A#F2A65A#F0A04B#F4AE52#F29F58#F4A548#F39F5A#E9AD48#ECB159#E1AA55

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEA651  ·  #EEA653 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEA652?

#EEA652 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 166, 82). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEA652?

#EEA652 is RGB 238, 166, 82 — HSL 32°, 82%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 66%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEA652?

Its complement is #539BEE; analogous partners are #EE5853 and #E9EE53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEA652 for text?

Black text on #EEA652 has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.