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#EAC585 Color

#EAC585 is rgb(234, 197, 133) in RGB, hsl(38, 71%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAC585
HEX#EAC585
RGBrgb(234, 197, 133)
HSLhsl(38, 71%, 72%)
HSVhsv(38, 43%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.092 80.7)
LABlab(81.70% 7.46 37.21)
LCHlch(81.70% 37.96 78.66)

What #EAC585 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 #EAC585, 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.

#EAC585 Channel Values

How #EAC585 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 197 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 71% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 43% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 43% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAC585 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAC585

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAC585; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EAC585

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 #EAC585.

How #EAC585 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#EAC585
Protanopia#CCCC85
Protanomaly#D9C985
Deuteranopia#D2D283
Deuteranomaly#DCCD84
Tritanopia#EFBEBE
Tritanomaly#EDC1AA
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAC585 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eac585: #EAC585;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAC585;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eac585': '#EAC585' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.773, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_eac585">#EAC585</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAC585"

More Orange Colors

#EAC585 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAC585 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAC585?

#EAC585 is a light orange — rgb(234, 197, 133) in RGB and hsl(38, 71%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #EAC585?

#EAC585 is rgb(234, 197, 133) — red 234, green 197, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAC585?

#EAC585 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAC585 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAC585 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAC585 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAC585 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 8.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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