Close to Sandy Brown
#EA9E64
#EA9E64 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 91.8% red, 62% green, and 39.2% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 76% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EA9E64.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EA9E64 as they’d see it.
#EA9E64 in use
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Questions about #EA9E64
What color is #EA9E64?
#EA9E64 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 91.8% red, 62% green, and 39.2% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 76% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EA9E64 in RGB?
#EA9E64 is rgb(234, 158, 100): 234 red, 158 green, and 100 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EA9E64 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 32, 57, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EA9E64?
PANTONE 7509 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EA9E64?
Its complement #53B7FC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.