What color is #EAAD8B?

#EAAD8B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Peach Velour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAAD8B?

The RGB value is 234, 173, 139: 234 red, 173 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAAD8B?

The complementary color is #8BC8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAAD8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAAD8B color

#EAAD8B rgb(234, 173, 139)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EAAD8B is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 67.8% green and 54.5% blue (234, 173, 139).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 69% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 41% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Peach Velour (#F7B28B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#EAAD8B color codes

HEX	`#EAAD8B`
RGB	`rgb(234, 173, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 67.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 69%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 41%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 41%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.6, 18.08, 26.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.6, 31.85, 55.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.537, 49.247, 31.107)`
Decimal	`15379851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAAD8B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EAAD8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAAD8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EAAD8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaad8b; }
.text { color: #eaad8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaad8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 173 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaad8b, #eadd8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EAAD8B?: #EAAD8B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Peach Velour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAAD8B?: The RGB value is 234, 173, 139: 234 red, 173 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAAD8B?: The complementary color is #8BC8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAAD8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.