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#EEA968 — Light Vivid Orange

#EEA968 is a orange color we call Light 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 #EEA968 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.

#EEA968 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 #68ADEE; it also sits naturally between #EE686A and #EEEC68. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEA968 · RGB 238, 169, 104

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Color values

HEX#EEA968
RGB238, 169, 104
HSL29°, 80%, 67%
HSV29°, 56%, 93%
CMYK0%, 29%, 56%, 7%
XYZ51.95, 47.55, 19.54
Yxy47.55, 0.4364, 0.3995
CIE-Lab74.54, 18.53, 43.30
Hunter Lab68.96, 17.75, 28.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 66% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 56% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEA968 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEA968 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEA968

.text { color: #EEA968; }
.background { background-color: #EEA968; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEA968; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 169, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 80%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEA968; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 169, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEA968; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 169, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEA968">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEA968">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEA968

#EB994C#E8872C#DC7718#C16815#A55912#85480F#6A390C#4E2A09#2E1905#120A02

Tints of #EEA968

#F0B075#F1B883#F3C091#F4C89F#F6D0AC#F7D5B6#F8DDC3#FAE5D1#FBEDDF#FDF5ED

Tones of #EEA968

#E5A971#DBA97B#D2AA84#C7AA8E#BEAA97#B4ABA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68ADEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEA968: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEA968

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 #EEA968: ·

How #EEA968 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0D078Deuteranopia · #D4D97CTritanopia · #EB8487

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEA968 rather than the exact color:

Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB
Tender Ruby Orchard
#C19215 · #EFB06A · #4975EB · #93A0EC
Palette Fdeedc
#FDEEDC · #FFD8A9 · #F1A661 · #E38B29
Palette 00809d
#00809D · #FCECDD · #FF7601 · #F3A26D
Honey Ruby Petal
#E6AE64 · #CDE63D · #80E85A · #1EC251
Palette 041c32
#041C32 · #04293A · #064663 · #ECB365

Similar colors

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

#F2AE66#EFB06A#F1A661#F3A26D#E6AE64#ECB365#F4A261#FAAC68#E4B165#EF9C66#F3B664#F39E60

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEA967  ·  #EEA969 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEA968?

#EEA968 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 169, 104). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEA968?

#EEA968 is RGB 238, 169, 104 — HSL 29°, 80%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 56%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEA968?

Its complement is #68ADEE; analogous partners are #EE686A and #EEEC68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEA968 for text?

Black text on #EEA968 has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.