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#EAE1A4 Color

#EAE1A4 is rgb(234, 225, 164) in RGB, hsl(52, 62%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAE1A4
HEX#EAE1A4
RGBrgb(234, 225, 164)
HSLhsl(52, 62%, 78%)
HSVhsv(52, 30%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.079 100.7)
LABlab(89.17% -3.57 31.11)
LCHlch(89.17% 31.31 96.54)

What #EAE1A4 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 #EAE1A4, 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.

#EAE1A4 Channel Values

How #EAE1A4 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 225 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 62% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 30% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 30% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAE1A4 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 text15.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAE1A4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAE1A4; 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 #EAE1A4

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

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How #EAE1A4 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#EAE1A4
Protanopia#E3E3A4
Protanomaly#E6E2A4
Deuteranopia#E4E4A4
Deuteranomaly#E6E3A4
Tritanopia#F0DBDB
Tritanomaly#EEDDC7
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAE1A4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eae1a4: #EAE1A4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAE1A4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eae1a4': '#EAE1A4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.882, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_eae1a4">#EAE1A4</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAE1A4"

More Yellow Colors

#EAE1A4 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAE1A4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAE1A4?

#EAE1A4 is a light yellow — rgb(234, 225, 164) in RGB and hsl(52, 62%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.53.

What is the RGB value of #EAE1A4?

#EAE1A4 is rgb(234, 225, 164) — red 234, green 225, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAE1A4?

#EAE1A4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAE1A4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAE1A4 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAE1A4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAE1A4 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 2.53, which is very hard to tell apart.

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