Close to Sandy Brown
#EEA261
#EEA261 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 63.5% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 81% saturation and 66% 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 #EEA261.
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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9.98:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EEA261 as they’d see it.
#EEA261 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 #EEA261
What color is #EEA261?
#EEA261 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 63.5% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 81% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EEA261 in RGB?
#EEA261 is rgb(238, 162, 97): 238 red, 162 green, and 97 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EEA261 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 32, 59, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EEA261?
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 #EEA261?
Its complement #68B9FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.