Close to Fawn
#EEAA79
#EEAA79 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Fawn. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 66.7% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 25°, with 77% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EEAA79.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.97:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.66:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.97:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.66:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EEAA79 as they’d see it.
#EEAA79 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EEAA79
What color is #EEAA79?
#EEAA79 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Fawn. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 66.7% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 25°, with 77% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EEAA79 in RGB?
#EEAA79 is rgb(238, 170, 121): 238 red, 170 green, and 121 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EEAA79 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 29, 49, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EEAA79?
PANTONE 488 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EEAA79?
Its complement #6DC1FA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.