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#EAD19F Color

#EAD19F is rgb(234, 209, 159) in RGB, hsl(40, 64%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 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 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAD19F
HEX#EAD19F
RGBrgb(234, 209, 159)
HSLhsl(40, 64%, 77%)
HSVhsv(40, 32%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 32%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.071 84.4)
LABlab(85.06% 3.70 28.24)
LCHlch(85.06% 28.48 82.53)

What #EAD19F 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 #EAD19F, 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.

#EAD19F Channel Values

How #EAD19F 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 209 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 64% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 32% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 32% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAD19F 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAD19F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAD19F; 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 #EAD19F

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 #EAD19F.

How #EAD19F 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#EAD19F
Protanopia#D6D69F
Protanomaly#DED49F
Deuteranopia#DADA9E
Deuteranomaly#E0D69E
Tritanopia#EFCCCC
Tritanomaly#EDCEBB
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAD19F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ead19f: #EAD19F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAD19F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ead19f': '#EAD19F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.820, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_ead19f">#EAD19F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAD19F"

More Yellow Colors

#EAD19F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAD19F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAD19F?

#EAD19F is a light yellow — rgb(234, 209, 159) in RGB and hsl(40, 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 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #EAD19F?

#EAD19F is rgb(234, 209, 159) — red 234, green 209, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAD19F?

#EAD19F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 32%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAD19F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAD19F scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAD19F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAD19F 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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