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#EAD95D Color

#EAD95D is rgb(234, 217, 93) in RGB, hsl(53, 77%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 60%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shandy (#FFE670), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAD95D
HEX#EAD95D
RGBrgb(234, 217, 93)
HSLhsl(53, 77%, 64%)
HSVhsv(53, 60%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 60%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.144 101.5)
LABlab(86.36% -4.69 61.46)
LCHlch(86.36% 61.63 94.36)

What #EAD95D 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 #EAD95D, 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.

#EAD95D Channel Values

How #EAD95D 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 217 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 77% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 60% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 60% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAD95D 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EAD95D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EAD95D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAD95D; 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 #EAD95D

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 #EAD95D.

How #EAD95D 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#EAD95D
Protanopia#DCDC5D
Protanomaly#E2DB5D
Deuteranopia#DFDF5C
Deuteranomaly#E3DD5C
Tritanopia#F3CECE
Tritanomaly#F0D3AD
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAD95D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ead95d: #EAD95D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAD95D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ead95d': '#EAD95D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.851, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_ead95d">#EAD95D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAD95D"

More Yellow Colors

#EAD95D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAD95D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAD95D?

#EAD95D is a light yellow — rgb(234, 217, 93) in RGB and hsl(53, 77%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shandy (#FFE670), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #EAD95D?

#EAD95D is rgb(234, 217, 93) — red 234, green 217, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAD95D?

#EAD95D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 60%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAD95D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAD95D scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAD95D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAD95D 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 17.03, which is visibly different.

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