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#EADCA9 Color

#EADCA9 is rgb(234, 220, 169) in RGB, hsl(47, 61%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EADCA9
HEX#EADCA9
RGBrgb(234, 220, 169)
HSLhsl(47, 61%, 79%)
HSVhsv(47, 28%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.068 94.6)
LABlab(87.98% -0.70 26.98)
LCHlch(87.98% 26.99 91.49)

What #EADCA9 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 #EADCA9, 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.

#EADCA9 Channel Values

How #EADCA9 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 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 61% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 28% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 28% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EADCA9 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EADCA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EADCA9; 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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Tints & Shades of #EADCA9

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EADCA9.

How #EADCA9 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#EADCA9
Protanopia#DEDEA9
Protanomaly#E3DDA9
Deuteranopia#E1E1A8
Deuteranomaly#E5DFA9
Tritanopia#EFD6D6
Tritanomaly#EDD9C6
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EADCA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eadca9: #EADCA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EADCA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eadca9': '#EADCA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.863, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_eadca9">#EADCA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EADCA9"

More Yellow Colors

#EADCA9 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EADCA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EADCA9?

#EADCA9 is a light yellow — rgb(234, 220, 169) in RGB and hsl(47, 61%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.49.

What is the RGB value of #EADCA9?

#EADCA9 is rgb(234, 220, 169) — red 234, green 220, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EADCA9?

#EADCA9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EADCA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EADCA9 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EADCA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EADCA9 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 5.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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