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#EAA134 Color

#EAA134 is rgb(234, 161, 52) in RGB, hsl(36, 81%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 78%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Honey (#EBA937), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAA134
HEX#EAA134
RGBrgb(234, 161, 52)
HSLhsl(36, 81%, 56%)
HSVhsv(36, 78%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 78%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.146 72.3)
LABlab(72.27% 21.47 64.07)
LCHlch(72.27% 67.57 71.48)

What #EAA134 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EAA134, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EAA134 Channel Values

How #EAA134 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 234 · G 161 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 81% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 78% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 78% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAA134 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EAA134 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EAA134

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAA134; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EAA134

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EAA134.

How #EAA134 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EAA134
Protanopia#B0B032
Protanomaly#CAAA33
Deuteranopia#BDBD28
Deuteranomaly#D1B32D
Tritanopia#EF9898
Tritanomaly#ED9C7C
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAA134 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eaa134: #EAA134;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAA134;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaa134': '#EAA134' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.631, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_eaa134">#EAA134</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAA134"

More Orange Colors

#EAA134 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAA134 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAA134?

#EAA134 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(234, 161, 52) in RGB and hsl(36, 81%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Honey (#EBA937), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.14.

What is the RGB value of #EAA134?

#EAA134 is rgb(234, 161, 52) — red 234, green 161, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAA134?

#EAA134 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 78%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAA134 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAA134 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAA134 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAA134 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 10.39, which is visibly different.

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