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#EAC148 Color

#EAC148 is rgb(234, 193, 72) in RGB, hsl(45, 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 2.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAC148
HEX#EAC148
RGBrgb(234, 193, 72)
HSLhsl(45, 79%, 60%)
HSVhsv(45, 69%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 69%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.143 89.9)
LABlab(80.14% 6.07 63.74)
LCHlch(80.14% 64.03 84.56)

What #EAC148 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 #EAC148, 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.

#EAC148 Channel Values

How #EAC148 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 193 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 79% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · 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
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAC148 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAC148

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAC148; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EAC148

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 #EAC148.

How #EAC148 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#EAC148
Protanopia#C9C947
Protanomaly#D7C648
Deuteranopia#D0D043
Deuteranomaly#DBCA45
Tritanopia#F1B7B7
Tritanomaly#EEBB97
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAC148 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eac148: #EAC148;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAC148;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eac148': '#EAC148' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.757, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_eac148">#EAC148</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAC148"

More Yellow Colors

#EAC148 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAC148 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAC148?

#EAC148 is a light yellow — rgb(234, 193, 72) in RGB and hsl(45, 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 2.95.

What is the RGB value of #EAC148?

#EAC148 is rgb(234, 193, 72) — red 234, green 193, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAC148?

#EAC148 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 #EAC148 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAC148 scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAC148 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAC148 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 11.82, which is visibly different.

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