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#EABF48 Color

#EABF48 is rgb(234, 191, 72) in RGB, hsl(44, 79%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 69%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maize (Crayola) (#F2C649), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EABF48
HEX#EABF48
RGBrgb(234, 191, 72)
HSLhsl(44, 79%, 60%)
HSVhsv(44, 69%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 69%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.142 88.6)
LABlab(79.64% 7.06 63.25)
LCHlch(79.64% 63.65 83.63)

What #EABF48 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 #EABF48, 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.

#EABF48 Channel Values

How #EABF48 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 191 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 79% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 69% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 69% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EABF48 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EABF48

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EABF48; 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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Tints & Shades of #EABF48

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EABF48.

How #EABF48 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#EABF48
Protanopia#C7C747
Protanomaly#D6C448
Deuteranopia#CFCF43
Deuteranomaly#DAC945
Tritanopia#F1B5B5
Tritanomaly#EEB996
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EABF48 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eabf48: #EABF48;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EABF48;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eabf48': '#EABF48' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.749, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_eabf48">#EABF48</color>
SVG fillfill="#EABF48"

More Yellow Colors

#EABF48 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EABF48 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EABF48?

#EABF48 is a light yellow — rgb(234, 191, 72) in RGB and hsl(44, 79%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maize (Crayola) (#F2C649), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.5.

What is the RGB value of #EABF48?

#EABF48 is rgb(234, 191, 72) — red 234, green 191, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EABF48?

#EABF48 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 69%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EABF48 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EABF48 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EABF48 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EABF48 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 11.19, which is visibly different.

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