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#EABB4D Color

#EABB4D is rgb(234, 187, 77) in RGB, hsl(42, 79%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 67%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EABB4D
HEX#EABB4D
RGBrgb(234, 187, 77)
HSLhsl(42, 79%, 61%)
HSVhsv(42, 67%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 67%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.136 85.5)
LABlab(78.68% 9.24 60.25)
LCHlch(78.68% 60.95 81.29)

What #EABB4D 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 #EABB4D, 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 yellow in the library.

#EABB4D Channel Values

How #EABB4D 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 187 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 79% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 67% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 67% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EABB4D 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EABB4D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EABB4D; 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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Tints & Shades of #EABB4D

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EABB4D.

How #EABB4D 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#EABB4D
Protanopia#C4C44C
Protanomaly#D4C14D
Deuteranopia#CCCC48
Deuteranomaly#D9C64A
Tritanopia#F1B2B2
Tritanomaly#EEB694
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EABB4D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eabb4d: #EABB4D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EABB4D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eabb4d': '#EABB4D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.733, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_eabb4d">#EABB4D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EABB4D"

More Yellow Colors

#EABB4D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EABB4D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EABB4D?

#EABB4D is a light yellow — rgb(234, 187, 77) in RGB and hsl(42, 79%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.52.

What is the RGB value of #EABB4D?

#EABB4D is rgb(234, 187, 77) — red 234, green 187, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EABB4D?

#EABB4D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 67%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EABB4D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EABB4D scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EABB4D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EABB4D 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 11.58, which is visibly different.

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