Palettes / Colors / #EEB463

#EEB463 — Light Vivid Orange

#EEB463 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

#EEB463 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 #639DEE; it also sits naturally between #EE6F63 and #E2EE63. 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 71% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 58% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEB463

.text { color: #EEB463; }
.background { background-color: #EEB463; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEB463; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 180, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 80%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEB463; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 180, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEB463; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 180, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEB463">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEB463">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #639DEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEB463: #000000.

How #EEB463 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 #EEB463 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 #EEB463?

#EEB463 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 180, 99). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEB463?

#EEB463 is RGB 238, 180, 99 — HSL 35°, 80%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 58%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEB463?

Its complement is #639DEE; analogous partners are #EE6F63 and #E2EE63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEB463 for text?

Black text on #EEB463 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.