Close to Butterscotch
#EAA85A
#EAA85A is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Butterscotch. In RGB it’s made of 91.8% red, 65.9% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 33°, with 77% saturation and 64% 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 #EAA85A.
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.
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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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2.05:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.25:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.05:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.25:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EAA85A as they’d see it.
#EAA85A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EAA85A
What color is #EAA85A?
#EAA85A is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Butterscotch. In RGB it’s made of 91.8% red, 65.9% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 33°, with 77% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EAA85A in RGB?
#EAA85A is rgb(234, 168, 90): 234 red, 168 green, and 90 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EAA85A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 28, 62, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EAA85A?
PANTONE 157 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EAA85A?
Its complement #85B7FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.