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#EAE780 Color

#EAE780 is rgb(234, 231, 128) in RGB, hsl(58, 72%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 45%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAE780
HEX#EAE780
RGBrgb(234, 231, 128)
HSLhsl(58, 72%, 71%)
HSVhsv(58, 45%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 45%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.126 107.2)
LABlab(90.28% -9.27 50.14)
LCHlch(90.28% 50.99 100.47)

What #EAE780 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 #EAE780, 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.

#EAE780 Channel Values

How #EAE780 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 231 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 72% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 45% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 45% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAE780 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 text16.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EAE780 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EAE780

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAE780; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EAE780

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 #EAE780.

How #EAE780 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#EAE780
Protanopia#E8E880
Protanomaly#E9E780
Deuteranopia#E8E880
Deuteranomaly#E9E880
Tritanopia#F3DDDD
Tritanomaly#F0E1BF
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAE780 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eae780: #EAE780;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAE780;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eae780': '#EAE780' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.906, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_eae780">#EAE780</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAE780"

More Yellow Colors

#EAE780 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAE780 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAE780?

#EAE780 is a light yellow — rgb(234, 231, 128) in RGB and hsl(58, 72%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #EAE780?

#EAE780 is rgb(234, 231, 128) — red 234, green 231, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAE780?

#EAE780 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 45%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAE780 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAE780 scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAE780 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAE780 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 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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