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#EEAE53 — Vivid Orange

#EEAE53 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 #EEAE53 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.

#EEAE53 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 #5394EE; it also sits naturally between #EE6053 and #E1EE53. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEAE53 · RGB 238, 174, 83

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Color values

HEX#EEAE53
RGB238, 174, 83
HSL35°, 82%, 63%
HSV35°, 65%, 93%
CMYK0%, 27%, 65%, 7%
XYZ51.96, 49.07, 14.92
Yxy49.07, 0.4481, 0.4232
CIE-Lab75.50, 14.44, 54.65
Hunter Lab70.05, 13.76, 33.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 68% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 65% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEAE53 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEAE53 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEAE53

.text { color: #EEAE53; }
.background { background-color: #EEAE53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAE53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 174, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 82%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAE53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 174, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAE53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 174, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEAE53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEAE53">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEAE53

#EBA037#E9931C#D18215#B57112#9E6310#82510D#66400A#4A2E07#2E1D05#130C02

Tints of #EEAE53

#EFB461#F1BD74#F3C482#F4CA90#F6D3A2#F7DAB0#F9E0BE#FAE7CC#FCF0DF#FDF6EC

Tones of #EEAE53

#E3AC5F#D8AA69#CDA874#C2A680#B6A48B#ACA395

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5394EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEAE53: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEAE53

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 #EEAE53: ·

How #EEAE53 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D2D269Deuteranopia · #D6DB6ETritanopia · #EB7A7E

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 #EEAE53 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby
#FEF3E2 · #F4AE52 · #D4621A · #2A1A0E
Palette C1ebe9
#C1EBE9 · #FFF7C5 · #F4AE52 · #4F252E
Palette 8cb9bd
#8CB9BD · #FEFBF6 · #ECB159 · #B67352
Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Dreamy Cinder
#E5237B · #D31D2D · #E79777 · #EEB853
Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28

Similar colors

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

#F4AE52#ECB159#F3A953#EEB853#EAA64D#F2A65A#E9AD48#ECB047#F8B259#FAAD4E#EDA35A#E1AA55

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEAE52  ·  #EEAE54 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEAE53?

#EEAE53 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 174, 83). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAE53?

#EEAE53 is RGB 238, 174, 83 — HSL 35°, 82%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 65%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEAE53?

Its complement is #5394EE; analogous partners are #EE6053 and #E1EE53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEAE53 for text?

Black text on #EEAE53 has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.