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#EADC90 Color

#EADC90 is rgb(234, 220, 144) in RGB, hsl(51, 68%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EADC90
HEX#EADC90
RGBrgb(234, 220, 144)
HSLhsl(51, 68%, 74%)
HSVhsv(51, 38%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.097 99.1)
LABlab(87.63% -2.89 39.16)
LCHlch(87.63% 39.27 94.21)

What #EADC90 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 #EADC90, 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.

#EADC90 Channel Values

How #EADC90 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 220 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 68% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 38% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 38% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EADC90 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EADC90 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EADC90

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EADC90; 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 #EADC90

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 #EADC90.

How #EADC90 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#EADC90
Protanopia#DEDE90
Protanomaly#E3DD90
Deuteranopia#E1E18F
Deuteranomaly#E5DF90
Tritanopia#F1D4D4
Tritanomaly#EED7BD
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EADC90 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eadc90: #EADC90;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EADC90;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eadc90': '#EADC90' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.863, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_eadc90">#EADC90</color>
SVG fillfill="#EADC90"

More Yellow Colors

#EADC90 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EADC90 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EADC90?

#EADC90 is a light yellow — rgb(234, 220, 144) in RGB and hsl(51, 68%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #EADC90?

#EADC90 is rgb(234, 220, 144) — red 234, green 220, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EADC90?

#EADC90 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EADC90 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EADC90 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EADC90 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EADC90 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 7.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #EADC90 in a Tool

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