#EADB53 Color

#EADB53 is rgb(234, 219, 83) in RGB, hsl(54, 78%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 65%, 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 4.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EADB53

HEX#EADB53

RGBrgb(234, 219, 83)

HSLhsl(54, 78%, 62%)

HSVhsv(54, 65%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 65%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.154 103)

LABlab(86.81% -6.09 66.01)

LCHlch(86.81% 66.29 95.27)

What #EADB53 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 #EADB53, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Minion Yellow#F5E050ΔE 4.8 Maize#FBEC5DΔE 6.45 Naples Yellow#FADA5EΔE 8.05 Mustard#FFDB58ΔE 9.04 Shandy#FFE670ΔE 9.3 Icterine#FCF75EΔE 11.49

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

#EADB53 Channel Values

How #EADB53 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 234 · G 219 · B 83	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 54° · S 78% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 54° · S 65% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 6% · Y 65% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.42:1 vs white · 14.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EADB53 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EADB53

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EADB53; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EADB53

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 #EADB53.

How #EADB53 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#EADB53

Protanopia#DEDE53

Protanomaly#E3DD53

Deuteranopia#E0E051

Deuteranomaly#E4DE52

Tritanopia#F4D0D0

Tritanomaly#F0D4AC

Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

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Using #EADB53 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eadb53: #EADB53;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EADB53;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eadb53': '#EADB53' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.859, blue: 0.325)

Android XML<color name="color_eadb53">#EADB53</color>

SVG fillfill="#EADB53"

More Yellow Colors

#EADB53 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#EADB53 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EADB53?

#EADB53 is a light yellow — rgb(234, 219, 83) in RGB and hsl(54, 78%, 62%) 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 4.8.

What is the RGB value of #EADB53?

#EADB53 is rgb(234, 219, 83) — red 234, green 219, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EADB53?

#EADB53 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 65%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EADB53 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EADB53 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EADB53 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EADB53 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 21.36, which is visibly different.

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