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#EACB2E Color

#EACB2E is rgb(234, 203, 46) in RGB, hsl(50, 82%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 80%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinc Yellow (#FACA30), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EACB2E
HEX#EACB2E
RGBrgb(234, 203, 46)
HSLhsl(50, 82%, 55%)
HSVhsv(50, 80%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 80%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.163 97)
LABlab(82.53% 0.42 74.70)
LCHlch(82.53% 74.70 89.68)

What #EACB2E 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 #EACB2E, 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.

#EACB2E Channel Values

How #EACB2E 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 203 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 82% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 80% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 80% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EACB2E 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EACB2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EACB2E; 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 #EACB2E

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 #EACB2E.

How #EACB2E 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#EACB2E
Protanopia#D1D12D
Protanomaly#DBCE2D
Deuteranopia#D6D628
Deuteranomaly#DED22A
Tritanopia#F3C0C0
Tritanomaly#EFC49B
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EACB2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eacb2e: #EACB2E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EACB2E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eacb2e': '#EACB2E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.796, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_eacb2e">#EACB2E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EACB2E"

More Yellow Colors

#EACB2E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EACB2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EACB2E?

#EACB2E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(234, 203, 46) in RGB and hsl(50, 82%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinc Yellow (#FACA30), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #EACB2E?

#EACB2E is rgb(234, 203, 46) — red 234, green 203, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EACB2E?

#EACB2E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 80%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EACB2E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EACB2E scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EACB2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EACB2E 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 13.08, which is visibly different.

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