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#EAEC93 Color

#EAEC93 is rgb(234, 236, 147) in RGB, hsl(61, 70%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 38%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAEC93
HEX#EAEC93
RGBrgb(234, 236, 147)
HSLhsl(61, 70%, 75%)
HSVhsv(61, 38%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 38%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.2% 0.111 109.5)
LABlab(91.78% -10.20 42.88)
LCHlch(91.78% 44.08 103.38)

What #EAEC93 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 #EAEC93, 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.

#EAEC93 Channel Values

How #EAEC93 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 236 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 70% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 38% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAEC93 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAEC93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAEC93; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EAEC93

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 #EAEC93 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#EAEC93
Protanopia#ECEC93
Protanomaly#EBEC93
Deuteranopia#EBEB93
Deuteranomaly#EBEC93
Tritanopia#F3E3E3
Tritanomaly#EFE7C8
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAEC93 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eaec93: #EAEC93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAEC93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaec93': '#EAEC93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.925, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_eaec93">#EAEC93</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAEC93"

More Yellow Colors

#EAEC93 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAEC93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAEC93?

#EAEC93 is a light yellow — rgb(234, 236, 147) in RGB and hsl(61, 70%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.1.

What is the RGB value of #EAEC93?

#EAEC93 is rgb(234, 236, 147) — red 234, green 236, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAEC93?

#EAEC93 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 38%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAEC93 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAEC93 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAEC93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAEC93 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 5.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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