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#EADA9A Color

#EADA9A is rgb(234, 218, 154) in RGB, hsl(48, 66%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EADA9A
HEX#EADA9A
RGBrgb(234, 218, 154)
HSLhsl(48, 66%, 76%)
HSVhsv(48, 34%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.084 95.8)
LABlab(87.25% -1.10 33.67)
LCHlch(87.25% 33.68 91.87)

What #EADA9A 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 #EADA9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 5.15Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 6.14Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 8.74Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 9.47Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 9.87Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 10.16

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EADA9A Channel Values

How #EADA9A 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 218 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 66% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 34% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 34% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EADA9A 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EADA9A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EADA9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EADA9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EADA9A
Complementary
#99AAEA
Analogous
#EAB299
Analogous
#D2EA99
Triadic
#99EADA
Triadic
#DA99EA
Split comp.
#99D2EA
Split comp.
#B299EA

Tints & Shades of #EADA9A

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

#EDDFA6
#EFE3B3
#F2E8C0
#F5EED0
#F8F3DD
#FBF7EA

Shades

#E2CB6F
#D8BA41
#BEA027
#947D1E
#6A5916
#3B320C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EADA9A.

How #EADA9A 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#EADA9A
Protanopia#DDDD9A
Protanomaly#E2DC9A
Deuteranopia#DFDF99
Deuteranomaly#E4DD9A
Tritanopia#F0D3D3
Tritanomaly#EED6BF
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EADA9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eada9a: #EADA9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EADA9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eada9a': '#EADA9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.855, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_eada9a">#EADA9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EADA9A"

More Yellow Colors

#EADA9A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#EADA9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EADA9A?

#EADA9A is a light yellow — rgb(234, 218, 154) in RGB and hsl(48, 66%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #EADA9A?

#EADA9A is rgb(234, 218, 154) — red 234, green 218, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EADA9A?

#EADA9A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EADA9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EADA9A scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EADA9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EADA9A 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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