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#EACB9E Color

#EACB9E is rgb(234, 203, 158) in RGB, hsl(36, 64%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EACB9E
HEX#EACB9E
RGBrgb(234, 203, 158)
HSLhsl(36, 64%, 77%)
HSVhsv(36, 32%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.069 76.9)
LABlab(83.54% 6.56 26.75)
LCHlch(83.54% 27.55 76.23)

What #EACB9E 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 #EACB9E, 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.

#EACB9E Channel Values

How #EACB9E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 64% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 32% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 32% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EACB9E 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EACB9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EACB9E; 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 #EACB9E

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

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How #EACB9E 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#EACB9E
Protanopia#D1D19E
Protanomaly#DBCE9E
Deuteranopia#D6D69D
Deuteranomaly#DED29D
Tritanopia#EEC6C6
Tritanomaly#ECC8B7
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

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Using #EACB9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eacb9e: #EACB9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EACB9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eacb9e': '#EACB9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.796, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_eacb9e">#EACB9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EACB9E"

More Orange Colors

#EACB9E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EACB9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EACB9E?

#EACB9E is a light orange — rgb(234, 203, 158) in RGB and hsl(36, 64%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #EACB9E?

#EACB9E is rgb(234, 203, 158) — red 234, green 203, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EACB9E?

#EACB9E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EACB9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EACB9E scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EACB9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EACB9E 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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