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#EAD443 Color

#EAD443 is rgb(234, 212, 67) in RGB, hsl(52, 80%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 71%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Minion Yellow (#F5E050), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAD443
HEX#EAD443
RGBrgb(234, 212, 67)
HSLhsl(52, 80%, 59%)
HSVhsv(52, 71%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 71%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.159 100.4)
LABlab(84.92% -3.35 70.16)
LCHlch(84.92% 70.24 92.73)

What #EAD443 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 #EAD443, 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.

#EAD443 Channel Values

How #EAD443 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 212 · B 678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 80% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 71% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 71% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAD443 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EAD443 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EAD443

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAD443; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EAD443

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 #EAD443.

How #EAD443 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#EAD443
Protanopia#D8D843
Protanomaly#DFD643
Deuteranopia#DCDC40
Deuteranomaly#E2D941
Tritanopia#F3C9C9
Tritanomaly#F0CDA4
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAD443 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ead443: #EAD443;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAD443;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ead443': '#EAD443' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.831, blue: 0.263)
Android XML<color name="color_ead443">#EAD443</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAD443"

More Yellow Colors

#EAD443 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAD443 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAD443?

#EAD443 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(234, 212, 67) in RGB and hsl(52, 80%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Minion Yellow (#F5E050), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #EAD443?

#EAD443 is rgb(234, 212, 67) — red 234, green 212, and blue 67 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAD443?

#EAD443 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 71%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAD443 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAD443 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAD443 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAD443 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 17.73, which is visibly different.

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