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#EAD38B Color

#EAD38B is rgb(234, 211, 139) in RGB, hsl(45, 69%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 41%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flax (#EEDC82), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAD38B
HEX#EAD38B
RGBrgb(234, 211, 139)
HSLhsl(45, 69%, 73%)
HSVhsv(45, 41%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 41%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.095 92.4)
LABlab(85.29% 1.06 38.70)
LCHlch(85.29% 38.71 88.43)

What #EAD38B 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 #EAD38B, 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.

#EAD38B Channel Values

How #EAD38B 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 211 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 69% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 41% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 41% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAD38B 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAD38B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAD38B; 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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Tints & Shades of #EAD38B

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.

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How #EAD38B 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#EAD38B
Protanopia#D7D78B
Protanomaly#DFD68B
Deuteranopia#DBDB8A
Deuteranomaly#E1D88A
Tritanopia#F0CCCC
Tritanomaly#EECFB5
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAD38B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ead38b: #EAD38B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAD38B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ead38b': '#EAD38B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.827, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_ead38b">#EAD38B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAD38B"

More Yellow Colors

#EAD38B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAD38B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAD38B?

#EAD38B is a light yellow — rgb(234, 211, 139) in RGB and hsl(45, 69%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flax (#EEDC82), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #EAD38B?

#EAD38B is rgb(234, 211, 139) — red 234, green 211, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAD38B?

#EAD38B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 41%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAD38B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAD38B scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAD38B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAD38B 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.62, which is visibly different.

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