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#EAEA71 Color

#EAEA71 is rgb(234, 234, 113) in RGB, hsl(60, 74%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 52%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAEA71
HEX#EAEA71
RGBrgb(234, 234, 113)
HSLhsl(60, 74%, 68%)
HSVhsv(60, 52%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 52%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.144 108.9)
LABlab(90.91% -11.61 57.74)
LCHlch(90.91% 58.89 101.37)

What #EAEA71 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 #EAEA71, 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.

#EAEA71 Channel Values

How #EAEA71 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 234 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 74% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 52% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAEA71 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 text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAEA71

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAEA71; 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 #EAEA71

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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How #EAEA71 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#EAEA71
Protanopia#EAEA71
Protanomaly#EAEA71
Deuteranopia#EAEA71
Deuteranomaly#EAEA71
Tritanopia#F4DFDF
Tritanomaly#F0E4BD
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

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Using #EAEA71 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eaea71: #EAEA71;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAEA71;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaea71': '#EAEA71' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.918, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_eaea71">#EAEA71</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAEA71"

More Yellow Colors

#EAEA71 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAEA71 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAEA71?

#EAEA71 is a light yellow — rgb(234, 234, 113) in RGB and hsl(60, 74%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.78.

What is the RGB value of #EAEA71?

#EAEA71 is rgb(234, 234, 113) — red 234, green 234, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAEA71?

#EAEA71 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 52%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAEA71 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAEA71 scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAEA71 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAEA71 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 14.09, which is visibly different.

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