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#EAD0CD Color

#EAD0CD is rgb(234, 208, 205) in RGB, hsl(6, 41%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAD0CD
HEX#EAD0CD
RGBrgb(234, 208, 205)
HSLhsl(6, 41%, 86%)
HSVhsv(6, 12%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.03 25.6)
LABlab(85.62% 9.01 4.99)
LCHlch(85.62% 10.30 28.97)

What #EAD0CD 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 #EAD0CD, 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 red in the library.

#EAD0CD Channel Values

How #EAD0CD 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 208 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 41% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 12% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 12% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAD0CD 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAD0CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAD0CD; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EAD0CD

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 #EAD0CD.

How #EAD0CD 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#EAD0CD
Protanopia#D5D5CD
Protanomaly#DED3CD
Deuteranopia#D9D9CC
Deuteranomaly#E0D5CD
Tritanopia#EAD0D0
Tritanomaly#EAD0CF
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAD0CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ead0cd: #EAD0CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAD0CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ead0cd': '#EAD0CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.816, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ead0cd">#EAD0CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAD0CD"

More Red Colors

#EAD0CD sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAD0CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAD0CD?

#EAD0CD is a lightest red — rgb(234, 208, 205) in RGB and hsl(6, 41%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.81.

What is the RGB value of #EAD0CD?

#EAD0CD is rgb(234, 208, 205) — red 234, green 208, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAD0CD?

#EAD0CD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAD0CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAD0CD scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAD0CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAD0CD 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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