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#EADE80 Color

#EADE80 is rgb(234, 222, 128) in RGB, hsl(53, 72%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 45%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flax (#EEDC82), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EADE80
HEX#EADE80
RGBrgb(234, 222, 128)
HSLhsl(53, 72%, 71%)
HSVhsv(53, 45%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 45%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.116 102)
LABlab(87.96% -5.03 47.37)
LCHlch(87.96% 47.64 96.06)

What #EADE80 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 #EADE80, 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.

#EADE80 Channel Values

How #EADE80 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 222 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 72% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 45% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 45% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EADE80 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EADE80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EADE80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EADE80; 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 #EADE80

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 #EADE80.

How #EADE80 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#EADE80
Protanopia#E0E080
Protanomaly#E4DF80
Deuteranopia#E2E27F
Deuteranomaly#E5E080
Tritanopia#F2D5D5
Tritanomaly#EFD9B9
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EADE80 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eade80: #EADE80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EADE80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eade80': '#EADE80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.871, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_eade80">#EADE80</color>
SVG fillfill="#EADE80"

More Yellow Colors

#EADE80 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EADE80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EADE80?

#EADE80 is a light yellow — rgb(234, 222, 128) in RGB and hsl(53, 72%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flax (#EEDC82), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.88.

What is the RGB value of #EADE80?

#EADE80 is rgb(234, 222, 128) — red 234, green 222, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EADE80?

#EADE80 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 45%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EADE80 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EADE80 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EADE80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EADE80 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 3.63, which is very hard to tell apart.

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