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#EAE0B3 Color

#EAE0B3 is rgb(234, 224, 179) in RGB, hsl(49, 57%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Meringue (#F6EABE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAE0B3
HEX#EAE0B3
RGBrgb(234, 224, 179)
HSLhsl(49, 57%, 81%)
HSVhsv(49, 24%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.06 97)
LABlab(89.15% -1.64 23.43)
LCHlch(89.15% 23.49 94.02)

What #EAE0B3 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 #EAE0B3, 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.

#EAE0B3 Channel Values

How #EAE0B3 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 224 · B 1798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 57% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 24% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 24% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAE0B3 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAE0B3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAE0B3; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EAE0B3

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

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How #EAE0B3 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#EAE0B3
Protanopia#E2E2B3
Protanomaly#E5E1B3
Deuteranopia#E3E3B3
Deuteranomaly#E6E2B3
Tritanopia#EFDBDB
Tritanomaly#EDDDCC
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAE0B3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eae0b3: #EAE0B3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAE0B3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eae0b3': '#EAE0B3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.878, blue: 0.702)
Android XML<color name="color_eae0b3">#EAE0B3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAE0B3"

More Yellow Colors

#EAE0B3 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAE0B3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAE0B3?

#EAE0B3 is a lightest yellow — rgb(234, 224, 179) in RGB and hsl(49, 57%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Meringue (#F6EABE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.81.

What is the RGB value of #EAE0B3?

#EAE0B3 is rgb(234, 224, 179) — red 234, green 224, and blue 179 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAE0B3?

#EAE0B3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAE0B3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAE0B3 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAE0B3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAE0B3 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 5.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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