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#EAE1DC Color

#EAE1DC is rgb(234, 225, 220) in RGB, hsl(21, 25%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAE1DC
HEX#EAE1DC
RGBrgb(234, 225, 220)
HSLhsl(21, 25%, 89%)
HSVhsv(21, 6%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.012 51.3)
LABlab(90.15% 2.53 3.60)
LCHlch(90.15% 4.40 54.92)

What #EAE1DC 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 #EAE1DC, 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 orange in the library.

#EAE1DC Channel Values

How #EAE1DC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 25% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 6% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 6% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAE1DC 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAE1DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAE1DC; 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 #EAE1DC

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 #EAE1DC.

How #EAE1DC 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#EAE1DC
Protanopia#E3E3DC
Protanomaly#E6E2DC
Deuteranopia#E4E4DC
Deuteranomaly#E6E3DC
Tritanopia#EBE0E0
Tritanomaly#EAE1DF
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAE1DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eae1dc: #EAE1DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAE1DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eae1dc': '#EAE1DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.882, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_eae1dc">#EAE1DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAE1DC"

More Orange Colors

#EAE1DC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAE1DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAE1DC?

#EAE1DC is a lightest orange — rgb(234, 225, 220) in RGB and hsl(21, 25%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.53.

What is the RGB value of #EAE1DC?

#EAE1DC is rgb(234, 225, 220) — red 234, green 225, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAE1DC?

#EAE1DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAE1DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAE1DC scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAE1DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAE1DC 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 gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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