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#EADD6C Color

#EADD6C is rgb(234, 221, 108) in RGB, hsl(54, 75%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 54%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EADD6C
HEX#EADD6C
RGBrgb(234, 221, 108)
HSLhsl(54, 75%, 67%)
HSVhsv(54, 54%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 54%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.135 102.8)
LABlab(87.51% -5.81 56.15)
LCHlch(87.51% 56.45 95.90)

What #EADD6C 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 #EADD6C, 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.

#EADD6C Channel Values

How #EADD6C 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 221 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 75% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 54% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 54% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EADD6C 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 text15.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EADD6C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EADD6C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EADD6C; 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 #EADD6C

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 #EADD6C.

How #EADD6C 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#EADD6C
Protanopia#DFDF6C
Protanomaly#E4DE6C
Deuteranopia#E1E16B
Deuteranomaly#E5E06B
Tritanopia#F3D3D3
Tritanomaly#EFD7B3
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EADD6C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eadd6c: #EADD6C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EADD6C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eadd6c': '#EADD6C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.867, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_eadd6c">#EADD6C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EADD6C"

More Yellow Colors

#EADD6C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EADD6C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EADD6C?

#EADD6C is a light yellow — rgb(234, 221, 108) in RGB and hsl(54, 75%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.6.

What is the RGB value of #EADD6C?

#EADD6C is rgb(234, 221, 108) — red 234, green 221, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EADD6C?

#EADD6C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 54%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EADD6C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EADD6C scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EADD6C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EADD6C 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 11.59, which is visibly different.

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