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#EAAD85 Color

#EAAD85 is rgb(234, 173, 133) in RGB, hsl(24, 71%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 43%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAAD85
HEX#EAAD85
RGBrgb(234, 173, 133)
HSLhsl(24, 71%, 72%)
HSVhsv(24, 43%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 43%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.09 54.3)
LABlab(75.88% 19.46 29.77)
LCHlch(75.88% 35.57 56.83)

What #EAAD85 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 #EAAD85, 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.

#EAAD85 Channel Values

How #EAAD85 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 173 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 71% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 43% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 43% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAAD85 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAAD85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAAD85; 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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Tints & Shades of #EAAD85

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EAAD85.

How #EAAD85 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#EAAD85
Protanopia#B9B985
Protanomaly#CFB585
Deuteranopia#C4C482
Deuteranomaly#D4BB83
Tritanopia#EDA9A9
Tritanomaly#ECAA9C
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAAD85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eaad85: #EAAD85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAAD85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaad85': '#EAAD85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.678, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_eaad85">#EAAD85</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAAD85"

More Orange Colors

#EAAD85 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAAD85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAAD85?

#EAAD85 is a light orange — rgb(234, 173, 133) in RGB and hsl(24, 71%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #EAAD85?

#EAAD85 is rgb(234, 173, 133) — red 234, green 173, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAAD85?

#EAAD85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 43%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAAD85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAAD85 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAAD85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAAD85 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 10.3, which is visibly different.

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