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#EAB886 Color

#EAB886 is rgb(234, 184, 134) in RGB, hsl(30, 70%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAB886
HEX#EAB886
RGBrgb(234, 184, 134)
HSLhsl(30, 70%, 72%)
HSVhsv(30, 43%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.087 66.1)
LABlab(78.53% 14.01 32.67)
LCHlch(78.53% 35.54 66.79)

What #EAB886 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EAB886, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EAB886 Channel Values

How #EAB886 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 234 · G 184 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 70% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 43% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 43% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAB886 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAB886

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAB886; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EAB886

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EAB886.

How #EAB886 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EAB886
Protanopia#C2C286
Protanomaly#D3BE86
Deuteranopia#CACA83
Deuteranomaly#D8C385
Tritanopia#EEB3B3
Tritanomaly#ECB5A3
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAB886 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eab886: #EAB886;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAB886;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eab886': '#EAB886' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.722, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_eab886">#EAB886</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAB886"

More Orange Colors

#EAB886 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAB886 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAB886?

#EAB886 is a light orange — rgb(234, 184, 134) in RGB and hsl(30, 70%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.49.

What is the RGB value of #EAB886?

#EAB886 is rgb(234, 184, 134) — red 234, green 184, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAB886?

#EAB886 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAB886 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAB886 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAB886 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAB886 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 5.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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